Rotten Rim Joist behind Porch
Here you can see just how much water damage was on the rim joist behind the porch. The good news is that now that it is open, we can fix it properly - we're going to replace it with pressure treated wood, install ice & water shield and a piece of metal flashing over it, then rebuild the porch (assuming we can figure out how these rocks go back in!).
As an added bonus, we now have the chance to fix an annoying problem - inside the front door, there was always a horrible draft coming from below the oak threshhold - we tried to stop it with weatherstripping every winter but never had much success. Now that the porch is off, we can see a huge gap between the threshhold and the rim joist. After replacing the joist, we'll fill that with foam. We figure with the current price of heating oil, it should only take 75,000 or so years before we save enough energy to recoup the cost of this rebuild!
As an added bonus, we now have the chance to fix an annoying problem - inside the front door, there was always a horrible draft coming from below the oak threshhold - we tried to stop it with weatherstripping every winter but never had much success. Now that the porch is off, we can see a huge gap between the threshhold and the rim joist. After replacing the joist, we'll fill that with foam. We figure with the current price of heating oil, it should only take 75,000 or so years before we save enough energy to recoup the cost of this rebuild!
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