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| Over 15 years, water has crept into the tiny crack between post and fascia. Freeze, thaw, sun, rain, snow, ice, heat, cold. We've cleared the rot, now the patch and replacement post. |
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| And more. Hardware, not holes, this time. |
What started out as a simple maintenance task has developed into a month's worth of this and that with the discovery of cedar rot on the front deck. We considered starting over. . . an investment of $3,000 perhaps. . . and opted for the wait and see, let's fix 'er up approach.
A visit to the local home store produced a pile of green-treated sticks for replacement parts. Some clever new hardware updates promised to make the job quick and easy. We sprung for it.
Despite this new setback for the homeowners, things just keep getting better for the old Army guy. Home Depot has erected a sign in the parking lot next to the handicapped zone: This space "Reserved for Veterans. Thank you for Your Service."
Who woulda thunk it? Our own parking spot!
