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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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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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From the outside, The deck has a dip showing clearly on topside.
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What's that trying to hold up the beam?
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A close up of the beam showing the notch and the laminate layers separating.
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This is how it was discovered. The Hardyboard had broken off revealing that the beam had dropped 3 inches.
IMG 2121
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IMG 2119
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