2x4 exterior wall framing
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:14 am
Hello,
I'm altering a room in my existing home from an enclosed sun porch to a bathroom. 3 of the 4 walls are exterior walls, and the ceiling also goes to the exterior shingles .It was necessary to completely rebuild 2 of the walls due to the fact that they were mostly windows. The home was built in 1924, and all the exterior walls are 2x4 framing. The roof rafters are also 2x4's the max span on them is about 7'. I rebuilt the walls with 2x4 framing, is this OK? is there a requirement for 2x6 framing? I know there are new requirements for insulation. I live in Connecticut. Is this OK since the building is existing?
I'm altering a room in my existing home from an enclosed sun porch to a bathroom. 3 of the 4 walls are exterior walls, and the ceiling also goes to the exterior shingles .It was necessary to completely rebuild 2 of the walls due to the fact that they were mostly windows. The home was built in 1924, and all the exterior walls are 2x4 framing. The roof rafters are also 2x4's the max span on them is about 7'. I rebuilt the walls with 2x4 framing, is this OK? is there a requirement for 2x6 framing? I know there are new requirements for insulation. I live in Connecticut. Is this OK since the building is existing?