Quote:
Originally Posted by Lakesrider
"...The guy that built the place never used any flashing...Luckily I can do that stuff myself..."
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Me too: Sill-replacement isn't rocket science, but big jacks
are needed. (And
flashing isn't just for roofs).
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmen24
"...That goes for PT...it will rot..."
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Flashing wasn't used on a new walkway alongside the house. That walkway rotted through dangerously in less than ten years—AND rotted our sill. The replacement PT walkway still looks super after 15 years—
except:
PT (pressure-treated) wood will definitely rot: Three boards on the replacement PT walkway were covered by a very heavy stainless-steel grid. The underside was not regularly swept of the hemlock needles that would collect there, so extended sogginess after each rain eventually rotted those three boards.
(On my check-list for next Spring).
I opted for a PT
sill once it had been determined that the missing
flashing caused the rot AND that carpenter ants have appeared here.
(There was scant difference in materials-cost anyway).
