ShatRock

If you google this topic, people act like it’s the end of the world and the nails will be gone within a few years.

The gist that I get from this board is that no framing crew is going to switch nails while framing and it’s not that big of a deal.

Anyone here with experience on framing crews and wether some actually switch to galvanized for the treated base/sill plate?

I had some framing repair work done on my house recently due to a leaky window and rot. The framer pointed out that the nails used to fasten the studs to the treated sill plate should be galvanized due to corrosion issues. He noted that all nails were non-galvanized.

I suspect my entire house is like this. My question to the those knowledgeable…..how big of a concern is this and how commonly are galvanized nails actually used in typical residential framing when nailing into a treated base plate?

Home was built in 2013.

Should these plates be visible? Are they driven into the concrete?

Nothing that is visible from the top of the sill plate, no little nail holes or anything.

90% of the sheet rock is ripped out in my garage currently due to Ida. I am debating on putting plywood or osb back up instead of sheet rock. Some googling on the topic revealed that 5/8 sheet rock may be required on the walls "adjacent" to the living areas and on the ceilings of the garage..........Does any one have any insight on this or know of how I can check my local codes to determine if that requirement applies? This is an attached garage.

Located in Thibodaux

What are the odds that I can get the contractor to fix this issue?

Question for those knowledgeable on roofing........The crew that installed my Atlas shingles put 6 nails in the left half of the shingle and a single nail toward the edge in the right half of the roof.......a very lopsided distribution of the nails. Is there a reason for this or is it just sloppy work which will compromise the integrity of my shingles? See the diagram for clarity.