The boys and I were up and at 'em this morning. Before I left to take the boys to MDO, James had the door taken down...
When I came back from MDO, James said they had some bad news they needed to discuss with me. Long story short, the wood that goes on top of the brick foundation and that the walls are nailed to is totally rotten under the door. The deck was built ON TOP of the old brick steps, and was flush up against the house without any kind of barrier (usually aluminum of some kinds) between the wood from the deck and the wood on the house. Water has been getting into the foundation wood and has eaten it away. So, we've now added a few more days and dollars to fixing this problem. You can see the rot below.
The wood fell apart when I simply touched it
They are ripping out about 9 boards of the deck and will have to pull out the old wood from the foundation and put new wood in a long with some joists. They aren't sure how many just yet, but I'm sure it's going to be a tough job. This is a load baring wall, so it will be interesting to see HOW they are going to complete this. Sigh...
The painters are here and are working on the house too. Looking good so far...
When I came back from MDO, James said they had some bad news they needed to discuss with me. Long story short, the wood that goes on top of the brick foundation and that the walls are nailed to is totally rotten under the door. The deck was built ON TOP of the old brick steps, and was flush up against the house without any kind of barrier (usually aluminum of some kinds) between the wood from the deck and the wood on the house. Water has been getting into the foundation wood and has eaten it away. So, we've now added a few more days and dollars to fixing this problem. You can see the rot below.
The wood fell apart when I simply touched it
They are ripping out about 9 boards of the deck and will have to pull out the old wood from the foundation and put new wood in a long with some joists. They aren't sure how many just yet, but I'm sure it's going to be a tough job. This is a load baring wall, so it will be interesting to see HOW they are going to complete this. Sigh...
The painters are here and are working on the house too. Looking good so far...
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