Typical view of rot damage from the outside. All the outer trim and lower clap boards need to be removed to access the sill.
In this room the floor has been removed to reveal extensively rotted floor joists. A combination of insect and moisture damage.
A section of rotted sill as seen from the outside.
To replace the sill the load needs to be lifted off the sill. In this picture the load is jacked from the inside.
A row of jacks to support the side of this buuilding while the sill was replaced.
More external jacking. Note the section of rotted sill removed.
A sill being replaced in sections.
Following structural work it is advantageous to apply a rubber membrane to dirt floors to cut back moisture.
Rubber membrane as it appears under the new floor Joists. New insulation applied to the pipes.
