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retry - A simple porch repair (0/1)
Sorry folks, I botched the first send attempt with Agent. There
should be 2 photos attached. ----------------------------------------- So, back at the end of summer my wife asked me to fix a couple of rotted boards on our porch. The attached pictures show what I ended up with, which is a completely new porch. First, I pulled off the rotted boards and found mushrooms on the underside. So I took off more boards, and exposed the huge mud hole the builders left under the porch. So I pulled the rest of the boards, removed the joists, and put half a truckload of rock in the hole with help from a friend and his tractor. But to get the boards off, I had to pull off the siding in the covered area of the porch, because the ends of the deck boards were under the siding and the boards couldn't be pulled out without cutting them (I was still trying to reuse some of the boards at this point). Then, after removing some of the siding, it became obvious that the flashing was a mess. So I pulled all the rest of the siding around the porch to replace the flashing. After replacing the flashing, I couldn't bear to keep the bouncy old 2x8 joists on 24 inch centers, and I really wanted to add a border. So, I redid the framing with 2x10's on 16 inch centers and extra supports for the board ends and a border, with a nice gap for the pine needles to drop through. Somewhere in here I dropped the idea of reusing the old boards and bought new new (I now have a huge pile of cedar for birdhouses :-). So, weeks later, the "repair" is done and we have a completely new porch. Unfortunately, I had to finish building it in the rain, so it probably won't get sealed until next summer. Tim |
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"Tim Carver" wrote in message So, back at the end of summer my wife asked me to fix a couple of rotted boards on our porch. The attached pictures show what I ended up with, which is a completely new porch. So, did it go over the original $30 repair budget? Looks good. Worth the effort in the long run. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Tim Carver brought next idea :
So, back at the end of summer my wife asked me to fix a couple of rotted boards on our porch. The attached pictures show what I ended up with, which is a completely new porch. snip So, weeks later, the "repair" is done and we have a completely new porch. Unfortunately, I had to finish building it in the rain, so it probably won't get sealed until next summer. Tim Beautiful Porch Tim. It's amazing how much work it is to fix something that could have been great the first time with just a little more effort. But your replacement is something to be proud of. |
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The Damicos wrote in
: Tim Carver brought next idea : So, back at the end of summer my wife asked me to fix a couple of rotted boards on our porch. The attached pictures show what I ended up with, which is a completely new porch. snip So, weeks later, the "repair" is done and we have a completely new porch. Unfortunately, I had to finish building it in the rain, so it probably won't get sealed until next summer. Tim Beautiful Porch Tim. It's amazing how much work it is to fix something that could have been great the first time with just a little more effort. But your replacement is something to be proud of. I second the sentiments. And I appreciate the amount of work ... -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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Tim Carver wrote in
: I like the way you put a little chamfer on the ends of the decking planks. Nice touch! |
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retry - A simple porch repair (0/1)
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:42:42 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote: So, did it go over the original $30 repair budget? The 2x6 tight knot cedar was about $1.60 per LF. If the rest of my house and decking wasn't already cedar, I would have used something else - I could have done mahogany or Ipe for not that much more money. The PT framing lumber was outrageous as well. It's weird, because regular fir framing lumber is really cheap around here right now. Tim |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:22:03 -0800, Tim Carver
wrote: The 2x6 tight knot cedar was about $1.60 per LF. If the rest of my house and decking wasn't already ceda Tim, I got in on this thread late and the pictures were already gone. Would you mind reposting them or putting up a link? Thanks |
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