In other discouraging news...
We had a big storm Wednesday night, and water was coming in under the threshhold of the family room door. I think that this is because the gutters are off of the family room roof, so all the water was running straight down onto the step below this door and splashing up onto the stone riser (see picture #85 for an outside shot that will help you visualize this).
The stone riser is actually the stones you see here - they continue through to the outside. I think they were just getting so wet from the splash that they absorbed the water and caused the staining inside. Hopefully, this problem will go away once the gutters are back up (and the door is wrapped and the siding is on). For good measure, we'll probably seal the stone riser outside with masonry sealer, just to make sure it can't wick in rainwater.
The stone riser is actually the stones you see here - they continue through to the outside. I think they were just getting so wet from the splash that they absorbed the water and caused the staining inside. Hopefully, this problem will go away once the gutters are back up (and the door is wrapped and the siding is on). For good measure, we'll probably seal the stone riser outside with masonry sealer, just to make sure it can't wick in rainwater.
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