ygillard
12-10-2005, 06:36 PM
Hello,
As I was removing some stairs outside of my house, I noted that that the Apron had dry rot on both side of my sliding door. I removed the Apron and saw that that the sheating , the sill and head board were also rotten (See pictures - very slightly rot on sill and head joist and I have removed all rotten wood in pictures). I had a handyman repair it for me but now I am concerned with the finished work. It looks ok from outside, but he did not touch the sheating (did not replace the missing piece), put some foam in the big holes and put a new Apron which is not pressure treated. I am concerned that now, especially where the most suceptible to water, the frame (head joist and sill), do not have a piece of sheating that I think could act as a first barrier against rot (It is less expensive to replace a peice of sheating than a sill or head board).
What are your opinions? What should I do?
Thanks,
Yves
As I was removing some stairs outside of my house, I noted that that the Apron had dry rot on both side of my sliding door. I removed the Apron and saw that that the sheating , the sill and head board were also rotten (See pictures - very slightly rot on sill and head joist and I have removed all rotten wood in pictures). I had a handyman repair it for me but now I am concerned with the finished work. It looks ok from outside, but he did not touch the sheating (did not replace the missing piece), put some foam in the big holes and put a new Apron which is not pressure treated. I am concerned that now, especially where the most suceptible to water, the frame (head joist and sill), do not have a piece of sheating that I think could act as a first barrier against rot (It is less expensive to replace a peice of sheating than a sill or head board).
What are your opinions? What should I do?
Thanks,
Yves