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[Buck Hartley, CMI]

Thanks! For all your help. I still think it SMELLS. I called it out.

Again, thanks, this a great place to learn.

[James F. McKee]

well you were there Buck and We weren't....You would be the best judge ....from here it looked just fine from that picture....

[bdoles2]

You called it out - What did you recommend? Complete removal of exterior siding to replace rim joist?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Notched rim joist not a structural problem. That rim joist is in compression, not tension. How's it going to fail?

I wouldn't be very happy with the fact that the framers didn't put studs on the breaks in the top plate and the breaks between the top plate and the framer's plate (upper top plate) are less than 4' apart. I don't see any toenails through the joists into the top plate, either. Those are framing quality issues.

The walls were carrying a structural load, were they laterally braced with diagonal braces or shear panel?

The joists stack nice and neatly above the studs, though. Looks like sheathing is glued to joists.

What is the material on the far side of that framed wall? It doesn't look like concrete or CMU.

[Mitch A. Harris]

Buck, I also don't see a problem with the notched rim joist, I would doubt that this framing in the provided photo has anything to do with the unevenness in the drywall above.