rotten sill/head board - looking for comments on repairs

[ygillard]

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 replace the sheating, put some foam in the big holes and put the new Apron on top, which is not pressure treated, on top. 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 could act as a first barrier against rot (It is less expensive to replace a piece of sheating than a sill or head board).


What are your opinions? What should I do?

Thanks,

Yves

[Chris Klee]

first off, you need to see how much is rotted and how badly.
the fix is to remove the door, cut out the rotted wood then replace it. then after the wood is good and solid again, put some flashing under that door. if you dont know how to properly flash the door i would sugest hiring some one to bend you up a door pan, then counter flash when you put the deck/ stiars back together. if its flashed and caulked properly you wont have a problem with water getting in again.