1895BrickConversion
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Our roof has crowsfeet.
On my summer jobs list was one that I'd identified as looking a but iffy over winter. Its actually not a crows foot, but the wood that sits under them and rests on top of the brickwork. I'm not sure what this is called.
So I stripped the end of it back and clearly it has seen some filler before, mainly at the top. I decided to dig out the rotten wood to see the state of it. The (relatively small in diameter) hole at the bottom right probably goes 4 to six inches deep. There's a point on the bottom of the wood about that far in that, when you tap on it, it doesn't sound right. My assessment is that if I dug upward at that point I'd be able to connect with the hole I've dug in from the end.
The wood that's coming out of this rotten bit has a similar look to rolling tobacco.
So, what should I do about this. What's the correct way to handle it. Would a future fix be likely to be materially worse / more expensive if it filled it and painted over for the time being?
Photos:
tinyurl.com/2d8a6b9c
Thanks
Steve
On my summer jobs list was one that I'd identified as looking a but iffy over winter. Its actually not a crows foot, but the wood that sits under them and rests on top of the brickwork. I'm not sure what this is called.
So I stripped the end of it back and clearly it has seen some filler before, mainly at the top. I decided to dig out the rotten wood to see the state of it. The (relatively small in diameter) hole at the bottom right probably goes 4 to six inches deep. There's a point on the bottom of the wood about that far in that, when you tap on it, it doesn't sound right. My assessment is that if I dug upward at that point I'd be able to connect with the hole I've dug in from the end.
The wood that's coming out of this rotten bit has a similar look to rolling tobacco.
So, what should I do about this. What's the correct way to handle it. Would a future fix be likely to be materially worse / more expensive if it filled it and painted over for the time being?
Photos:
tinyurl.com/2d8a6b9c
Thanks
Steve