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11.11.2012

Repairing Water Damge-Exterior Wall-Benton Project

Our Safety was the first thing in order on this stage of the project.

We ensured this by utilizing the Temporary Support Posts seen in the photo below.   Because the water damage to the: 2x6 Wall Framing, Sheeting; was so severe we used 5 Temporary Support Posts in a 6ft Square Area.  One post held up the Buildings Roof and Overhang; while the remaining were used to hold up the 2nd Floor Floor Joists.
  1. Add Support Posts 5 Total
  2. Carefully Remove Water Damaged Lumber
  3. Dig 2 Piers
  4. Set Sono Tube and Rebar
  5. Fill with Concrete
  6. Allow to Cure
  7. Fix the 1st Floor Floor Joists and Attach to the New Band Board with Joist Hangers
  8. Build the 2x6 Exterior Wall
  9. Repair the water damaged floor boards
  10. Add Exterior Sheeting 
  11. See Upcoming Blog Post on 2nd Floor Framing and Adding Support Beam






In the Photo Below-

Exposing the Water Damaged Wood Prior to Repair

Good View of the Support Posts used to Stabilize the 2nd Floor and Roof
Directly above the Ladder in the Photo below- notice that there isn't a Support Beam under the 3rd Floor Floor Joists.[Cantilevered Floor Joists]   Granted the Building had stood for 100+years.  But we decided to add a Decorative Beam across the Entire Rear of the Building.  See Future Blog Posting: Framing the Second Floor.
1st Floor Wall Framed and Sheeted onto the Second Floor. 






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4 comments:

  1. Thomas FreedTuesday, November 20, 2012 at 12:42:00 AM CST

    Some of the biggest ways a house or building gets water damage Columbus is from the roof. If your roof is leaking it might take a few days before you see the results and by that time the water would have already done its damage. Depending on how bad the leak it, water could have gone all the way down into your crawl space or basement. Be sure to hire a professional water damage company to look at your roof as they will know exactly what to look for.

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  2. Scotty Scott's ContractingTuesday, November 20, 2012 at 1:06:00 AM CST

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  3. Scotty Scott's ContractingTuesday, November 20, 2012 at 1:13:00 AM CST

    Mr Thomas Freed is correct. Part of the Problem with this building was the roof-See the Roofing System Repair in an upcoming blog post on the
    Benton Gut Rehab Green Blog Series
    Part 1: History at http://stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com/2012/10/series-green-blog-posts-covering.html ... I will be showing photos of Various Parts of the Roof, Gutter, Downspout- Which are all part of a Roofing System and act as the Uppermost Defense against Water Damage.

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  4. AnonymousSunday, November 25, 2012 at 8:37:00 PM CST

    I want to repair my exterior wall. My house is quite big, I'd like to know how much do you think it would cost me if I chnage all the walling of exterior walls. I had quoted by another cpntractor, it costs me $2500. I'm looking for a cheaper one. ThankS!

    AtlantaCarpetRestoration.com

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