Fixing the Hole

Before the new roof was put on my house. There was some water damage. Some of the supporting vertical studs were rotten. This is a major structural issue that has to be fixed right away.

The problem was discovered, when I found a hole in the upstairs hall way. I could see the outside.  When one rached their hand through, the supporting studs crumbled. ahhh!


This was a 3 day long project in the cold and rainy beginging of December.

tearing down the house

We had to tear a big hole in my house to get to the rotten stuff.

It made me think about how if we let rotten stuff into our body, mind, spirit, we have to go back and do more work (cleanse, detoxify) to get the rot out, before we can put the new stuff in. Its pretty annoying.


view at bottom of chimney / basement

  Dan & Mike:


jacking it up

 Borrowed a jack to lift up the house from the basement, so we could remove the rotted sill plate (the horzontal board between the house and the basement) and replace it with a fresh one.

the new boards resting on the sill plate are sistered to the old jocics in the basement for support



  Cutting away the siding, where the lath, blown in insulation,
  and studs are hiding.






Mike is taking down the lath so we can get to the rotten studs.

Dan & Mike! Two hard working friends I like!!

Adding new material!

secure structure!!