Photo Gallery: Dry Rot Repair (53 Hancock)
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![](javascript:selimg("121139038405_0_BG.jpg","\"Bracket Rot\" starts the day after construction on most patio covers and homes. A hole punched or drilled into untreated wood absorbs moisture and rots from the inside out.");)
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![](javascript:selimg("301139038405_0_BG.jpg","Notice the unpainted end of the verticle support beam. The cover is 6 years old");)
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![](javascript:selimg("384029038405_0_BG.jpg","All of the wood we use is permanently dryrot and termite proofed using a process seen in the next few pictures. A solution is applied that does not break down and neither dryrot or termites go near it");)
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![](javascript:selimg("474029038405_0_BG.jpg","Many joints and seams that are never painted by contractors prior to construction caused the majority of the problem");)
![](javascript:selimg("481139038405_0_BG.jpg","All sides of the wood are primed as well.");)
![](javascript:selimg("490139038405_0_BG.jpg","Some completed wood ready for installation.");)
![](javascript:selimg("497519811405_0_BG.jpg","More rot from the bracket. It is unseen until you remove the bracket. Stability is severly compromised.");)
![](javascript:selimg("521139038405_0_BG.jpg","The unseen ends of the supports were never protected with paint.");)
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![](javascript:selimg("599049038405_0_BG.jpg","It looked good as new prior to the bracket being removed.");)
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![](javascript:selimg("664029038405_0_BG.jpg","The patio cover was showing signs of dry rot. This picture shows rot revealed after removing lattice when doing a prliminary estimate of damage.");)
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![](javascript:selimg("874029038405_0_BG.jpg","Many window trim joints were repaired. This condition is epidemic in coastal areas but hidden behind coats of paint applied without needed care to the wood. It goes deeper with time.");)
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![](javascript:selimg("999049038405_0_BG.jpg","Outside of same bracket after removal.");)