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I used abatron liquid wood, and wood epox and it seems to have worked fine. Supposed to have compressive strength of 5500 psi. I also sprayed borate in there after scraping out the rot, and allowed it to dry thoroughly.

The picture does not show how bad it is, only the back 1/3 of the sill is in contact with the foundation for this 16" section, just enough for the floor joist not to sink. I scraped a lot of rotted wood out. The rot was from a leaking deck ledger.

I found a small section of sill plate where the bottom is rotted. Can I fill this with epoxy wood filler? Will epoxy take the weight? You can't see from the picture but the section is about 16" long and the rot goes back in a wedge shape 1/2 to 2/3 the way under the bottom of the 2x4 sill. It...

The spider nests were underneath all along the sill plate. Is it going to cause a problem attaching a deck ledger to the rim joist? because it looks like the bottom plate of the wall is not nailed through the rim joist.

I have removed my old deck and opened the bottom of the wall because of some water damage to the rim joist. House is 25 years old. I noticed the subfloor does not go all way the under the sole plate of the wall to be flush with the rim joist. It is 1" short. Is this something to worry about...

I found a new sillcock by the same brand (woodford) and the threads looked the same. The problem is the new one is 3/4" shorter than the old one. I thought there might be enough play for it to work but there isn't and it just won't reach. I guess I will have to try soldering.

How would I replace this frost-free sillcock with a new one? Should it be soldered? The pipe on the left of this pic is the sillcock. http://a.imageshack.us/img838/499/sillcock.jpg

Hello! I bought my first house a while ago and I've been trying to get a grip on this house stuff, lawn care and all the other hassles of suburban life. My house had a lot more problems than I anticipated and I'm basically replacing everything: deck, windows, siding, toilets, faucets, a lot...