View Full Version : A little weekend project, way worse than I thought
Black94lt1
08-22-2016, 6:51am
So I tore off the trim around my garage door this weekend as I knew I had some water damage (nothing for the nails to bite into) and I've seen wasps come out from behind the aluminum. I suspected to find the 1x4 behind the aluminum rotted out and possibly the sheathing, what I did not expect to find was the front board of the header damaged so badly.
Two days later, header rebuilt, sheathing on, ready for new trim and re-installation of the siding. Just goes to show how much damage some water and some wasps can cause
OK, I'm ready for all the wavy roof comments, etc. :D
Kerrmudgeon
08-22-2016, 7:09am
Wow, that header was pretty rotten. How many years was it in use? :ack:
Did you remove and install the garage door as well? :bigears:
Black94lt1
08-22-2016, 7:18am
Wow, that header was pretty rotten. How many years was it in use? :ack:
Did you remove and install the garage door as well? :bigears:
The house is 22 years old. Fortunately I had the garage door converted to high lift 10 years ago for the lift, so the door and opener aren't actually connected to the header any longer, they are connected to the studs above.
Once I finish the exterior, I'm going to have the door and opener unbolted from the inside and replaced the drywall inside with plywood sheathing instead to reinforce the wall a little more
OddBall
08-22-2016, 7:40am
Looks great! :cert:
How was the water getting in?
Cybercowboy
08-22-2016, 9:15am
How was the water getting in?
Yeah, that's really strange. My house is almost 20 years old and I'm positive that my garage door header area is pristine.
Black94lt1
08-22-2016, 9:48am
Looks great! :cert:
How was the water getting in?
I'm not sure which came first, water or wasps, but the aluminum trim around the top of the door was kicked out a little at the top so then any water that hit the face of the wall ran down behind the aluminum trim. In all honesty it has been like that for a while and I should have tore it apart awhile ago, but there is never enough time for all the stuff you need to do.
Stangkiller
08-22-2016, 10:47am
That really sucks, I dealt with the exact same thing this weekend.
OddBall
08-22-2016, 10:50am
I'm not sure which came first, water or wasps, but the aluminum trim around the top of the door was kicked out a little at the top so then any water that hit the face of the wall ran down behind the aluminum trim. In all honesty it has been like that for a while and I should have tore it apart awhile ago, but there is never enough time for all the stuff you need to do.
Don't kick yourself. Water is a relentless force. It will exploit the tiniest of flaws.
Black94lt1
08-22-2016, 11:42am
That really sucks, I dealt with the exact same thing this weekend.
Wow, I guess it was the weekend for water damage repair! That is quite a job too.
That really sucks, I dealt with the exact same thing this weekend.
How did you know you had problems? Exterior wood rotting? Sheetrock got wet?
Stangkiller
08-22-2016, 1:25pm
How did you know you had problems? Exterior wood rotting? Sheetrock got wet?
It started out as noticing a little water on my downstairs windowsill after heavy drivin rains, so I had a handy man come out to straighten and reseal the hardi (on my 2nd floor). The first side was fine, except the idiots that built my house didn't bother hitting studs with the nails, so he was able to properly attach hardi to the studs and reseal. When he got to the back of the house he found that stud was rotten and the whole section of hardi was able to move. Come to find out that lower section of OSB was never attached to anything, there were never any studs behind it. This is an 11year old house built by Lennar, I am not a happy camper right now. I've already replaced one AC and hot water heater this year, hoping for limited repairs the rest of the year, although I suspect the second AC will be dead soon.
Also the lazy fks that built my house didn't use any house wrap, that picture is shortly after removing the siding.
Cybercowboy
08-22-2016, 3:42pm
It started out as noticing a little water on my downstairs windowsill after heavy drivin rains, so I had a handy man come out to straighten and reseal the hardi (on my 2nd floor). The first side was fine, except the idiots that built my house didn't bother hitting studs with the nails, so he was able to properly attach hardi to the studs and reseal. When he got to the back of the house he found that stud was rotten and the whole section of hardi was able to move. Come to find out that lower section of OSB was never attached to anything, there were never any studs behind it. This is an 11year old house built by Lennar, I am not a happy camper right now. I've already replaced one AC and hot water heater this year, hoping for limited repairs the rest of the year, although I suspect the second AC will be dead soon.
Also the lazy fks that built my house didn't use any house wrap, that picture is shortly after removing the siding.
Wow. Do you have any interior drywall issues inside? I see that pretty often in homes that many corners were cut during the build. My BIL's living room ceiling drives me crazy, 1" gaps have appeared in a couple of places. The guys who did my drywall apparently knew what they were doing, not a single gap or crack anywhere after almost 20 years.
simpleman68
08-22-2016, 7:43pm
Seems to be Murphy's law. Anytime I dig into something, it requires more repair than I expected and multiple trips to the supply stores.
Scott
04 commemorative
08-22-2016, 7:48pm
67 sitting in there.....tell me about it
67 sitting in there.....tell me about it
67 what? In the OP's garage? Looks like a C6 on the lift, and a previous generation Rustang underneath. :dunno:
Black94lt1
08-23-2016, 11:08am
67 what? In the OP's garage? Looks like a C6 on the lift, and a previous generation Rustang underneath. :dunno:
Yep, 09 C6 up top and 06 Rustang on the bottom (wife's car) - at least any leaking fluids end up on the Rustang :D
Yep, 09 C6 up top and 06 Rustang on the bottom (wife's car) - at least any leaking fluids end up on the Rustang :D
Can't have that shit on the floor.
Black94lt1
08-28-2016, 11:00pm
Looks great! :cert:
How was the water getting in?
Yeah, that's really strange. My house is almost 20 years old and I'm positive that my garage door header area is pristine.
Well I think I solved the source of the water, something I didn't take notice of when I took the siding down is the fact that the joint in the J channel on the top trim did not over lap, in fact it had a 1/8 -1/4" gap between the ends. Add this to the fact that the aluminum trim was added after the siding went on, so it did not go up behind the J channel, thus creating a perfect pathway for any water to get behind the aluminum trim.
Since I happened to have some aluminum J channel in the garage, I fitted a piece inside of the existing vinyl J channel and will end up caulking the gap to match.
Aside for a second coat of paint on the new PVC trim, and moulding along the edge of the door. it's complete :dance:
OddBall
08-28-2016, 11:10pm
Looks great! :seasix:
Jeff '79
08-29-2016, 6:26am
Looks straight from where I sit :seasix:
Another successful surgery, complete. :clap:
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