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    New home with wood frame, cracked studs concern

    Hi, I am building a home with a builder and during the framing I found many studs that were cracked a lot. Builder pushed back on fixing these. Need your input. Please see the attached pics. Like that there are several.
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    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    Hi, My builder didn't install a sill sealer under a PT sill plate. Now the home has roof on it. Based on my research, if sill sealer is missing, it would cause studs rot though sill plate is not. He is refusing to fix the mistake. If any structural engineers here have any input on this...

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