Since my engineer changed my shear wall spec's, I need to change a 2X4 sill plate to a 3X4 (or 4X4) dimension. My problem is that all the anchor bolts and hold-downs are in place along with an installed cripple wall. My thought was to add wood epox to the existing 2X4 sill plate to get to the required 3 or 4X dimension. Since the hardened wood epox will be stonger than the original wood it should be acceptable. Will this work ?
