Rot !!!???

Uh oh... so the original ledgers were not flashed, much less pressure treated. So yeah, you could tear parts of it off with your fingertips. You can see here, the underneath with the ledger removed:


Looking more into it.. I started to worry.. how bad was the rot??? Would the deck project take an immensely drastic side-stop? Much needed if it did get into the house, and much costly, and very time consuming. I asked JLH for hope, guidance, and luck....


She told me not to get my Hanes in a ruff'...nut it up, and get in there, and find out.


Lo and behold... it was very superficial. Not only did it not reach the house, but the tar paper was in near perfect condition. Fantastic. Thanks Jen...