Catching up on old business
First I want to share some photos from a job we finished just before Thankgiving. The job was to be a renovation of the front of the house, replacing windows and building a new front porch.
BeforeWhen we removed the front porch and the siding we found extensive water dameage, rot and insect damage. The porch roof had not been properly flashed (waterproofed), and also bushes in front of the house had been allowed to grow much too big and bushy, which caused water to splash back and prevented proper drying.Water damage
Splash back from overgrown bushes
Insect damage
I should point out that this is a post and beam house with structural insulated panels (stress skin panels) as the exterior wall. This actually made the job easier to repair, I believe. A conventionally constructed house would have had damage to the fiberglass insulation, sheetrock and studs. The foam insulation prevented too much water penetration and kept the damage confined to the exterior of the house.
We removed and replaced all of the damaged sheathing, injected foam insulation into any voids and continued on with the window project.
Replacing the sheathing
It is critical to maintain a continuous”drainage plane”, in other words keep the water out! We do this by installing a high-quality housewrap, and flashing and sealing all windows and doors so that any water or moisture that gets behind the siding and trim will drain out. My crew has received training and certification in this procedure, and the details are very important.
Window flashing details
Once we fixed up all the water damage, we installed the windows and built a new front porch with a custom arch to match the side entry and garage (which we built last year).
After- a new look.
The completed job.
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