Heavy stud shoe

A connection to rehabilitate a weakened building member adapted for passing a building component therethrough, said connection comprising:

• a. said building member, having,
• 1. top and bottom ends,
• 2. opposed, generally planar side faces,
• 3. a first edge face,
• 4. a second edge face disposed away from said first edge face, and
• 5. a cavity in one of said side faces that passes through said building member to said opposite side face, creating an opening in said building member;
• b. said building component,
• 1. said building component passing through said opening in said building member,
• 2. said building component being disposed away from said first and second edge faces such that there is a space between said building component and each of said first and second edge faces;
• c. a bracket, having,
• 1. a first reinforcing member,
• 2. a second reinforcing member,
• 3. said first and second reinforcing members being adapted for connecting to one of said building member side faces, such that said first reinforcing member extends from an area above said opening in said building member to an area below said opening in said building member and said first reinforcing member passes around said building component and through said space between said building component and said first edge face, and said second reinforcing member extends from an area above said opening in said building member to an area below said opening in said building member and said second reinforcing member passes around said building component and through said space between said building component and said second edge face;
• 4. said bracket being formed with a main opening, said main opening being adapted for receiving said building component, said main opening having a perimeter, a portion of which is made up of part of said first reinforcing member and a portion of which is made up of a part of said second reinforcing member, and
• 5. said second reinforcing member being replaceably removable, and being dimensioned and adapted for allowing said building component to pass laterally through said portion of said perimeter made up of a part of said second reinforcing member;
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• d. means for joining said first and second reinforcing members to said building member, said means joining said first and second reinforcing members to said building member at said areas above and below said opening in said building member.

A method for rehabilitating a weakened building member having a building component passing through an opening in said building member, comprising:

• a. applying a bracket to a first side face of said building member, said building member having top and bottom ends, opposed generally planar side faces, a first edge face, a second edge face disposed away from said first edge face, and a cavity in one of said side faces that passes through said building member to said opposite side face, creating an opening in said building member wherein said building component passes through said opening, said building component being disposed away from said first and second edge faces such that there is a space between said building component and each of said first and second edge faces, said bracket having a substantially planar first reinforcing member and a second reinforcing member connected to said first reinforcing member, said bracket being applied to said first side face of said building member in such a manner that said first reinforcing member is in registration with said building member, said first reinforcing member extends to an area on said building member above said opening in said building member and to an area of said building member below said opening in said building member, and said first reinforcing member passes around said building component and through said space between said building component and said first edge face;
• b. bending said second reinforcing member into alignment with said first reinforcing member and said first side face of said building member such that said second reinforcing member lies adjacent said building component and on the opposite side of said building component from said first reinforcing member, said second reinforcing member extending from an area above said opening in said building member to an area below said opening in said building member, and said second reinforcing member passing around said building component and through said space between said building component and said second edge face;
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• c. attaching said first reinforcing member and said second reinforcing member to said building member with fasteners.