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First beam gone, second braced for removal.
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The damage goes throughout the wall.
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The support post has degraded so it is the consistency of balsa wood. It was removed easily by poking it with a screwdriver!
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Looking from the outside. The support beam holding up the deck and stairs need to be replaced too.
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Obviously, the cap specified by the Architect had not been installed.
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A close up of the beam showing the notch and the laminate layers separating.
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The outside walls are damaged as well.
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What's that trying to hold up the beam?
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The second beam holding up the stairs would collapse soon.
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Rot continues halfway through the wall. This shows how easily the water came in from the top.
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This is how it was discovered. The Hardyboard had broken off revealing that the beam had dropped 3 inches.
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The beam is in bad shape and with the post gone would collapse if not taken care of soon.
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And the damage continues.
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The top of the post was a bit better because it was the bottom that sat in the water that couldn't escape.
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Yes, that crowbar was easily pushed through the beam.