tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9277187540097760372011-07-08T11:09:18.057-07:00Technical Bulletins and Sage Advice on a Variety of Subjects Relating to Home Inspection, Residential Construction, and Home Maintenance.Andre@Haycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287997456808912869noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927718754009776037.post-74550004108367341242010-03-03T06:28:00.000-08:002010-03-03T07:10:15.566-08:00A friend had owned and lived in the home since 1957, and had subsequently built this <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UNVMukaugBY/S450LdBagvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/4vxjvRx4SUY/s1600-h/from+camera_001+(5).jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444416739655451378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UNVMukaugBY/S450LdBagvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/4vxjvRx4SUY/s320/from+camera_001+(5).jpg" /></a>add-on sunroom. The flowerbed was added as a feature, and a range of flowers planted. When the glass panel settled in the fall of 2009 I was asked to give an opinion and to effect the repair. From the pictures you will see that the window sill and frame has rotted out - the effect of the flowerbed moisture up against the home. The sunroom floor is a slab-on-grade poured concrete, and did not suffer any observable deteriation. I'm not sure if this was the first rebuild, but it serves as a good example.<br /><br />From time to time I'll provide other such examples where regular maintenance would avaid the need for this level of repair.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/927718754009776037-7455000410836734124?l=inspectionsig.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andre@Haycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287997456808912869noreply@blogger.com0