Creation date / 2022
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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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Some help was added. The dip in the deck is resolved.
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The damage goes throughout the wall.
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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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Re-building has begun.
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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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The outside walls are damaged as well.
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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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Still more rot. The rest of the wall will be removed.
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First beam gone, second braced for removal.
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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 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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The rot continued downwards.