Great video! I have to do this exact kind of repair. This is incredibly helpful. Nice editing too, appreciate the volume adjustments during power tool use 👍🏼
I had same exact problem. I cut out bigger section and poured 3 in high x 8 in wide cement footing under the entire front wall to raise the wood out of wet area. Then built back pressure treated wall plate on my raised cement. Where I live is high risk of termites attracted to wet wood.
@John Perricone I was wondering if pressure treated wood could/should be used since in his case since it seems water will continue to pool in that area.
What you did is exactly what I need to do with my garage. Someone previous to me extended the garage about 2 feet into the driveway, without raising the cement. I get water in there and bottom plate is fairly rotted out. I was hoping to find a video of someone doing that but haven’t been able to find one. I could just do what Shannon did but that wouldn’t stop the water from getting in.
This is an excellent repair. I especially liked the prefabbed corner piece and how it fit into place so perfectly. The only thing I would have done differently is to possibly cut a channel in the concrete under the bottom plate so that water could drain out instead of puddling on the inside.
I have a similar issue with my back door to my patio. I stumbled on this video and I am so glad I did a great idea. I plan to do this over the weekend. Very good explanation of how to proceed. Thank you for this.
Very valuable. New construction where all is nice and proper is one thing and thanks for it. But situations like this where all is not clear and proper but needs to be repaired is very useful. Both the tearing it apart etc and the tie it back together. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing. Mistakes were made when upgrading your garage. I guess,being human, makes us all falable. Important thing it is addressed and repaired. You came up with a decent solution without breaking the bank. Best to you and yours
Enjoyed this video like the application of the PVC to keep it from happening again. I have a similar situation but in another location on my house... I'm going to do the same thing. THANKS 👍
This helps a great deal! Thank you for posting this Shannon as it prepares me to tackle my garage next Spring with the rotten rear wall plate (due to water and tree root damage).
Looks sweet!! I was wondering, for the water problem, its still gonna rot the dry wall.? Maybe you could cut a small trench in slab just in front of garage door.? There is already a crack in slab there. Then put in a drain trench along the front of garage!? Maybe would make a good video?
Great video Shannon, thanks for sharing! Your channel is excellent and has been so helpful throughout the years. I really appreciate the guide as I have been staring at a similar situation in my garage for a few years wondering how best to tackle. Thank you!!
Outstanding video. I've got a very similar problem on two walls of a small exterior closet that houses our water heater and a bit of storage. Unfortunately, I've put the repairs off way too long and my damage is worse than yours (mold has appeared). Thanks to your use of PVC, I've got much more confidence about proceeding my myself, without calling a pro. Thanks!
I like how you pre built and installed the rotted corner before further demolition. It makes good sense seeing it done that way. Hope the pvc strip works, but start digging out the mulch and soil soon. Snow soon I bet.
The exterior soil level is not really the problem here , its the low spot in the pad against that wall where water sits. If you watch the first 3 minutes of the video again I explain it there.
LOL! I lost that ability about 10 years ago after squatting in the garage for about an hour while making a new gate for my fence. Once I stood back up something wasn't right and my right knee cap felt loose and hurt for a week. Now I get achy knees when the weather changes. Don't get old.
To help alleviate the water buildup, cut out a channel in the concrete right in front of the building and install a Storm Drain Channel Drain Kit and drain it into a line in the soil beside the concrete and out to the street.
Excellent video. I have two corners like that. One on each side of the rear sliding glass door. Our roof has no rain gutters and the rain spills off the roof onto the patio and splashes back under the siding. In turn it has rotted out the bottom of the wall.
I'd throw a bit of 'damp course stripping' in there mate (just my two cents worth for that mongrel job) , that will help it last a bit longer. Given the slabs a bit shite and the water running off into that corner, so that sucks to be that home owner. I'd have used a scrap piece for your bash to instlal that bottom scab plate to save it's end or if you had one (and Acro Prop, to push up the load on the trusses/roof). But a good job mate, it well help it last a few more years. Thanks for the vid and cheers from a fellow Carpenter from Australia. Love your vids, they're a great learning resource for all of us Carpenters, we can always learn from each other. Cheers.
Knee pads are the way to go. Just looking from my vantage, you know the water is going to continue to pool their and the PVC won't necessarily rot, but what about creating a drainage water Channel Through the PVC to the outside of the garage so the water doesn't actually stay on the pad inside the garage?
Good work and I like the PVC! Still, I would love to see pressure treated wood so close to the ground, especially when repairing a failure already caused by rot!
Your videos are so understandable and not complicated also the content is explained in a way you don’t need a PhD! Another great job on a great video, waiting for the next one. 👍
Excellent video. Clear explanation and description of techniques. Others have commented about use of PT. The corner insert was a great idea as was the use of PVC board. Was the mold a possible health risk? Last time I did something similar, I used bleach to clean and kill any surface mold before I went after the damaged wood.
What a great video. I have a rotten door frame in my basement. Would I need a new door frame or just replace one board at a time? I am sure I will find more once I start the removal process but the door frame itself was my concern. I purchased it from Lowes or Home Depot 10+ yrs ago and guessing I can not just buy a frame, I would have to buy the door which I do not need. Your videos are inspiring and very helpful. Sometimes the DIY person may be handy but does not know a tool or a product exists to do a specific job and without people like you, we would be at the mercy of the company and what they charge. Peace, Mo
Great video Shannon. Unfortunately my garage was built on slab , I’ve had the water issue . I’d did seal the edge of the siding / cement. It’s stopped, but I have a feeling there’s damage . I plan to change the siding some day. When I open that can of worms, I guess I’ll see?? This video will be remembered, when that wonderful day comes🤬🤬
Might be a good idea to use some of that pvc board on the outside bottom and the inside to prevent rot. I think now you need 8” to the ground, but my garage is built the same way and I need to repair my corner too. I think a post jack under the door opening would be a good idea as some bear load in the corners
Great video! I like the idea of using pvc boards for water prone areas. Is there an issue nailing exterior siding to that material? Will nails grab strong from outside siding to pvc? Any issues nails grabbing from 2x4 plate to pvc board?
PVC does not hold a nail as well as screws but if you need to use nails I would also use an adhesive . For the siding your not normally nailing that low and you have the wood plate above it to nail the sheathing to so the siding nailed to sheathing is fine.
Oh ya. You want that water to spout away from the house. I have a similar issue with my house in the back where water can sit in the patio stones and goes nowhere during heavy rainfalls. Great video.
Hi Shannon. I love the impromptu youtube video - thanks for spending extra time to show us how to do this. I like the PVC as the lower plate - would your local building inspector be OK with that?
Put in a French drain it worked wonders for me. We actually put it in and ran the drain out of the yard into an alley way. Before there was 6 in of water standing in the area.
Like your videos,lots of detail for the beginner. I was wondering if painting the plate and studs with a waterproofing paint before putting it back together would helped stopping the rot?
This couldn't have come at a better time! The only thing is I have basically the same repair , however the rot goes behind a set of concrete steps? I guess I will have to pre-build a section of wall with the sheathing in place (bottom plate attached?) If only I could attach a picture...
Thank you for the video. Q&A. Why didn't you use pressure treaded wood? Or for the bottom plate? Or raise foundation up with cement? At least 8 inches?
Hey loved the video and very informative. I had a question and I wanted to make a suggestion. With the new floor plate would a waterproof membrane be a good Idea to save and protect the new floor plate? Wrap the membrane underneath the bottom of the new floor plate and seal on the outside of the new walls then cover with the tyvek. And wouldnt it provide more strength and stability to have the new floor plate extended all the way through to the end of the walls, then install your customized corner piece on top with construction adhesive and some screws? I have this same issue and that was an approach I thought of from your video.
Anytime wood touches concrete I always use pressure treated for bottom plate, first row plywood, same thing, or run treated 1x 4 then stack plywood or osb from there up
@richiestarks6163 pressure treated means it retain moisture. What do you think happens with the white dry wood that you put against the pressure treated wood? :)
Boy oh boy do I feel stupid. I read the title and thought... How long can it take to demonstrate how to remove a wall switch plate and reinstall another. One screw and you're done. Turned out to be another informative video by the master of DIY.
the way you say "garage" is so unique to me. Not shaming... I never shame accents (other than US Southerner which deserves it), just interesting to point out the differences between dialects. Do you happen to know if that is a local English (regional?) thing? Edit: To clarify I meant the way of saying that word, not your overall accent. My mom "warshes" things because she spent time in NC, but grew up in OH. So I was just wondering if it was an adopted word like that, because it seems pronounced so much differently than from how you say most of the rest of your words. (English was just a wild guess)
Nicely done video. No crankin guitar sounds or air head jokes. Professional and straight forward!
This video just remined me how crappy life was before the reciprocating saw. Thanks for the upload!
Way back I took old windows out with a handsaw. Then I got a sawzall, wow.
And the oscillating saw!
This was really satisfying to watch. Yet another clear, well explained, and confidence-building video.
Glad to hear it!
Great video! I have to do this exact kind of repair. This is incredibly helpful. Nice editing too, appreciate the volume adjustments during power tool use 👍🏼
You're welcome!
Construction surgery is a great skill to have in the field.
start out with a hammer and a crowbar and end up using every tool you own by the end
Nice video - it's comforting to hear that even the pros face the same issues.
Great job. I learned a few things and that is worth more to me than you know. I’m a DIY’er and love doing these sort of things around the house.
I had same exact problem. I cut out bigger section and poured 3 in high x 8 in wide cement footing under the entire front wall to raise the wood out of wet area. Then built back pressure treated wall plate on my raised cement. Where I live is high risk of termites attracted to wet wood.
@John Perricone I was wondering if pressure treated wood could/should be used since in his case since it seems water will continue to pool in that area.
What you did is exactly what I need to do with my garage. Someone previous to me extended the garage about 2 feet into the driveway, without raising the cement. I get water in there and bottom plate is fairly rotted out. I was hoping to find a video of someone doing that but haven’t been able to find one. I could just do what Shannon did but that wouldn’t stop the water from getting in.
I really like how thorough you are, awesome work.
Good job, Shannon! Thanks for sharing! Your videos are helpful and easy to follow, keep them coming.
You are so welcome!
I also own and operate a home improvement company. I have learned from you and have implemented some of your techniques with success!!
This is an excellent repair. I especially liked the prefabbed corner piece and how it fit into place so perfectly. The only thing I would have done differently is to possibly cut a channel in the concrete under the bottom plate so that water could drain out instead of puddling on the inside.
I have a similar issue with my back door to my patio. I stumbled on this video and I am so glad I did a great idea. I plan to do this over the weekend. Very good explanation of how to proceed. Thank you for this.
Good luck!
This was unbelievably helpful. You took the mystery out of it, and it seems doable. We're going to do this to the garage tomorrow. Thank you so much.
Very valuable. New construction where all is nice and proper is one thing and thanks for it. But situations like this where all is not clear and proper but needs to be repaired is very useful. Both the tearing it apart etc and the tie it back together. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing. Mistakes were made when upgrading your garage. I guess,being human, makes us all falable. Important thing it is addressed and repaired. You came up with a decent solution without breaking the bank. Best to you and yours
Enjoyed this video like the application of the PVC to keep it from happening again. I have a similar situation but in another location on my house... I'm going to do the same thing. THANKS 👍
I have seen a video or two of Shannon's. I do believe that this is probably one of the best videos that he has put out.
I have the same situation going on for my garage. The plate sits directly on the cement pad and rotted out. So glad I've seen this video !
Always a pleasure to watch an expert at work....👏👏👏👏
This helps a great deal! Thank you for posting this Shannon as it prepares me to tackle my garage next Spring with the rotten rear wall plate (due to water and tree root damage).
You can do it!
Addicted to watching your creative construction skill
Great fix Shannon, I think the PVC base plate will keep that corner rot free. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
I hope so!
Shannon, you are a born teacher... Great video.
27 minutes in. “ could have drilled that a little deeper “. How many times have I said that! Great video as always. Thank you for posting this.
Great video, always educational, and I personally greatful for this type of help. Thank You
Glad to hear it!
Very good repair work. Good measuring is the secret for a good finish.
Good video. Exactly what I was looking for to do my garage that I opened up today. Thanks.
Looks sweet!! I was wondering, for the water problem, its still gonna rot the dry wall.? Maybe you could cut a small trench in slab just in front of garage door.? There is already a crack in slab there. Then put in a drain trench along the front of garage!? Maybe would make a good video?
Great job I'll be doing this tomorrow. I appreciate this video and your expertise.
Great video Shannon, thanks for sharing! Your channel is excellent and has been so helpful throughout the years. I really appreciate the guide as I have been staring at a similar situation in my garage for a few years wondering how best to tackle. Thank you!!
I like how you approach things the way of ... I have this issue and this is how it's going to get resolved!
Wonderful and neatly done and with clear instructions. Bravo.
Good to see I’m not the only one who uses a speed square as a broom!
Excellent work Shannon. Really enjoyed the video. Keep up the nice work. Greetings from Ottawa!
Outstanding video. I've got a very similar problem on two walls of a small exterior closet that houses our water heater and a bit of storage. Unfortunately, I've put the repairs off way too long and my damage is worse than yours (mold has appeared). Thanks to your use of PVC, I've got much more confidence about proceeding my myself, without calling a pro. Thanks!
I like how you pre built and installed the rotted corner before further demolition. It makes good sense seeing it done that way. Hope the pvc strip works, but start digging out the mulch and soil soon. Snow soon I bet.
The exterior soil level is not really the problem here , its the low spot in the pad against that wall where water sits. If you watch the first 3 minutes of the video again I explain it there.
@@HouseImprovements Yes, you did explain that too.
@@HouseImprovements But you did not fix the low spot in the pad.
Oi I'm a Jobcorps student in Kentucky I watch your videos so i know how to do my trade work in facility maintenance thx man
Perfectly produced video in time and content.
As always, thanks for the great and helpful videos.
Excellent video. I’m working on a 12x12 two story tiny house.
I have fond memories of being able to kneel on concrete, without kneepads, for long periods of time.
i should call her :)
Boy! You ain't lyin'. Whatever happened to our knees? I think they have been replaced with wisdom.
LOL! I lost that ability about 10 years ago after squatting in the garage for about an hour while making a new gate for my fence. Once I stood back up something wasn't right and my right knee cap felt loose and hurt for a week. Now I get achy knees when the weather changes. Don't get old.
Good repair, thanks for sharing the steps.
To help alleviate the water buildup, cut out a channel in the concrete right in front of the building and install a Storm Drain Channel Drain Kit and drain it into a line in the soil beside the concrete and out to the street.
Excellent video. I have two corners like that. One on each side of the rear sliding glass door. Our roof has no rain gutters and the rain spills off the roof onto the patio and splashes back under the siding. In turn it has rotted out the bottom of the wall.
Get some gutters that roof, that is a huge cause of rot and mould in homes.
I'd throw a bit of 'damp course stripping' in there mate (just my two cents worth for that mongrel job) , that will help it last a bit longer. Given the slabs a bit shite and the water running off into that corner, so that sucks to be that home owner. I'd have used a scrap piece for your bash to instlal that bottom scab plate to save it's end or if you had one (and Acro Prop, to push up the load on the trusses/roof). But a good job mate, it well help it last a few more years. Thanks for the vid and cheers from a fellow Carpenter from Australia. Love your vids, they're a great learning resource for all of us Carpenters, we can always learn from each other. Cheers.
Good work! Even comes with a drinking game. Take a shot every time he says "Basically".
better have a 40 on hand! LOL
Knee pads are the way to go. Just looking from my vantage, you know the water is going to continue to pool their and the PVC won't necessarily rot, but what about creating a drainage water Channel Through the PVC to the outside of the garage so the water doesn't actually stay on the pad inside the garage?
your channel should have more subscribers , very instructive!!
Good work and I like the PVC! Still, I would love to see pressure treated wood so close to the ground, especially when repairing a failure already caused by rot!
Excellent content and very helpful with the explanations as you go through this repair process. Keep up the good work..
Great video! I'll be using your info replacing the rotten plate On my shed.
Thanks for the awesome video, I really enjoyed watching this.
Good work Shannon! Looks like that old bottom plate wasn't pressure treated, which probably helped contribute to that rot.
Should have used treated lumber to begin with and on his repair.
Great informative and educational video. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for sharing. Learning lots from all your videos. Great work 👍
Your videos are so understandable and not complicated also the content is explained in a way you don’t need a PhD! Another great job on a great video, waiting for the next one. 👍
Great video and thanks for showing all what you did. Nice one and cheers
Excellent video. Clear explanation and description of techniques. Others have commented about use of PT. The corner insert was a great idea as was the use of PVC board. Was the mold a possible health risk? Last time I did something similar, I used bleach to clean and kill any surface mold before I went after the damaged wood.
What a great video. I have a rotten door frame in my basement. Would I need a new door frame or just replace one board at a time? I am sure I will find more once I start the removal process but the door frame itself was my concern. I purchased it from Lowes or Home Depot 10+ yrs ago and guessing I can not just buy a frame, I would have to buy the door which I do not need. Your videos are inspiring and very helpful.
Sometimes the DIY person may be handy but does not know a tool or a product exists to do a specific job and without people like you, we would be at the mercy of the company and what they charge. Peace, Mo
Thank you for the video.
I will consider pvc board next time if I have this problem
Did you add flashing outside corner. Love you video it is real. I am professional and envy your knee strength
Thank you! Exactly what I needed!
Shannon is the 🐐
Great video Shannon. Unfortunately my garage was built on slab , I’ve had the water issue . I’d did seal the edge of the siding / cement. It’s stopped, but I have a feeling there’s damage . I plan to change the siding some day. When I open that can of worms, I guess I’ll see?? This video will be remembered, when that wonderful day comes🤬🤬
Great job! this will help me out tremendously
Might be a good idea to use some of that pvc board on the outside bottom and the inside to prevent rot.
I think now you need 8” to the ground, but my garage is built the same way and I need to repair my corner too.
I think a post jack under the door opening would be a good idea as some bear load in the corners
Shannon, as always your videos are awesome.
Great video! I like the idea of using pvc boards for water prone areas. Is there an issue nailing exterior siding to that material? Will nails grab strong from outside siding to pvc? Any issues nails grabbing from 2x4 plate to pvc board?
PVC does not hold a nail as well as screws but if you need to use nails I would also use an adhesive . For the siding your not normally nailing that low and you have the wood plate above it to nail the sheathing to so the siding nailed to sheathing is fine.
Outstanding video! Taking the fear out of DIY!
I just finished watching this for the third time. Christmas is coming I want that nail gun 👍
Oh ya. You want that water to spout away from the house. I have a similar issue with my house in the back where water can sit in the patio stones and goes nowhere during heavy rainfalls. Great video.
Hi Shannon. I love the impromptu youtube video - thanks for spending extra time to show us how to do this. I like the PVC as the lower plate - would your local building inspector be OK with that?
I actually see no reason why not. It is solid PVC so it will not compress or delaminate .
Very interesting video and repair, Shannon. I always enjoy watching your home improvement videos and have learned a lot too!
It’s great you mute the hammering and cutting loud noises. Useful touch when watching.
Thanks 👍
Put in a French drain it worked wonders for me. We actually put it in and ran the drain out of the yard into an alley way. Before there was 6 in of water standing in the area.
Awesome work! What blades do you use on your multi tool?
The cheapest I can find honestly since I have never found an expensive blade to last any longer than a cheap one.
Great video ! Would pressure treated lumber along with the PVC boards be an option ?
Yes, absolutely
Like your videos,lots of detail for the beginner. I was wondering if painting the plate and studs with a waterproofing paint before putting it back together would helped stopping the rot?
no not IMO.
Thanks so much for the video! I learned a lot from this.
This couldn't have come at a better time! The only thing is I have basically the same repair , however the rot goes behind a set of concrete steps? I guess I will have to pre-build a section of wall with the sheathing in place (bottom plate attached?) If only I could attach a picture...
Thank you for the video. Q&A. Why didn't you use pressure treaded wood? Or for the bottom plate? Or raise foundation up with cement? At least 8 inches?
I did a 3 inch raise with cement.
To do a cement raise at this point on top of the old concrete is not very efficient . This should work well and last forever.
@@HouseImprovements thank you. For answering
Thanks. Love these kind of videos
Very creative job well done also I love all your tools I’m the same I love my tools especially battery operated ones kudos my friend
VERY GOOD VIDEO SHANNON YOU MUST HAVE STRONG KNEES ON THAT CONCRETE. BUT OVERALL A GREAT VIDEO KEEP THEM COMING
I would sacrifice the blade too lazy to break out hacksaw great video
Hey loved the video and very informative. I had a question and I wanted to make a suggestion. With the new floor plate would a waterproof membrane be a good Idea to save and protect the new floor plate? Wrap the membrane underneath the bottom of the new floor plate and seal on the outside of the new walls then cover with the tyvek. And wouldnt it provide more strength and stability to have the new floor plate extended all the way through to the end of the walls, then install your customized corner piece on top with construction adhesive and some screws?
I have this same issue and that was an approach I thought of from your video.
What I did here is perfectly fine.
Great video can I use your process for a corner of a house sill that’s on a slab
Anytime wood touches concrete I always use pressure treated for bottom plate, first row plywood, same thing, or run treated 1x 4 then stack plywood or osb from there up
No DPC?
Thats the correct way to do it. Also have to remember if you make any cuts in the pressure treated wood, you have to coat the ends with End Sealer.
@richiestarks6163 pressure treated means it retain moisture. What do you think happens with the white dry wood that you put against the pressure treated wood? :)
Thank you again
Man! This was so helpful. Thanks!
great video thank you! a quick question is the pvc video code aproved ?
Great work - thanks for sharing
Boy oh boy do I feel stupid. I read the title and thought... How long can it take to demonstrate how to remove a wall switch plate and reinstall another. One screw and you're done. Turned out to be another informative video by the master of DIY.
Ty for the video knowledge is power
Your channel rocks! Such good content!
Your an awesome carpenter!
Wow, thanks!
the way you say "garage" is so unique to me. Not shaming... I never shame accents (other than US Southerner which deserves it), just interesting to point out the differences between dialects. Do you happen to know if that is a local English (regional?) thing?
Edit: To clarify I meant the way of saying that word, not your overall accent. My mom "warshes" things because she spent time in NC, but grew up in OH. So I was just wondering if it was an adopted word like that, because it seems pronounced so much differently than from how you say most of the rest of your words. (English was just a wild guess)
Im Canadian.
Gerrradge.
I subscribe because of this video. Keep up the work.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Great job..Question for you...Why did you not use pressure treated wood on top of the PVC board ?
The PVC isolates the wood from the wet area so there is really no need.