Ever since the pellet stove installers installed the pellet stove 3 years ago, I have been looking to fix the structure in the wall. There was a small Air Conditioner in that corner too (from the previous owner) that was not framed in properly and was sitting on the sheathing of the house.
On top of that I wanted to install a bigger 28,000 btu AC.
Here is a pic before the hole in the wall
Notice the smaller AC in the casing of an old in-wall case.
Below is the wall without sheetrock showing the minimal/non-existant framing. Basically the outside wall sheathing was holding up the AC. Water and wind were getting in as evidenced by the dirty insulation. Bottom hole is for the pellet vent.
The new AC weighs about 130 lbs. so I really went crazy with the frame, using Simpson strong ties all over the important joints.
Finally, a sad sight of the pellet stove out of action waiting for some maintenance and installed.
Any way, any advice on the framing setup would be greatly appreciated (before I close the hole).
The house is a small ranch built in 1972, 3/8 sheetrock, 2 x 4 studs, tar paper, and T1-11 sheathing. Also, I have been noticing the tar paper is putting out a very strong odor of tar and pine. Is this normal after 41 years?
On top of that I wanted to install a bigger 28,000 btu AC.
Here is a pic before the hole in the wall
Notice the smaller AC in the casing of an old in-wall case.
Below is the wall without sheetrock showing the minimal/non-existant framing. Basically the outside wall sheathing was holding up the AC. Water and wind were getting in as evidenced by the dirty insulation. Bottom hole is for the pellet vent.
The new AC weighs about 130 lbs. so I really went crazy with the frame, using Simpson strong ties all over the important joints.
Finally, a sad sight of the pellet stove out of action waiting for some maintenance and installed.
Any way, any advice on the framing setup would be greatly appreciated (before I close the hole).
The house is a small ranch built in 1972, 3/8 sheetrock, 2 x 4 studs, tar paper, and T1-11 sheathing. Also, I have been noticing the tar paper is putting out a very strong odor of tar and pine. Is this normal after 41 years?