Nice. At least it wasn't termites or carpenter ants.
My six-year-old house recently developed wood rot on its dining room windows. Rather annoying since the warranty expired long ago and I’ve never discovered all the cosmetic flaws I keep finding in time: crooked outlets, paint just slapped on the trim and the flaw in the dryer venting set up (a project to fix this Fall). I think Milburn hid the Hecho en Mexico label somewhere.
The zone in purple is all the wood that had been infected.
Thankfully my father-in-law Tom is pretty skilled at carpentry. This weekend he graciously pulled out the bum pieces of wood, installed new ones, painted, caulked up the gaps and tacked on some additional mortar. I think he’s also the type of person who likes to do things with tools and handiwork, something I preferred to avoid with my old man. All I ever got to do was hold the flashlight.
Looks brand new, like the day I closed on it!
Tom did a great job and all in a day too. The materials were only $180 so I know a contractor would’ve been sticking me at least five hundred for labor alone. Somara says he’ll be coming back after all the rain stops to see how it shaped up. It looks better than it was and I’m sure he has a better warranty.