The entire South face of my house is 2 stories of decking. The upper deck is supported by numerous cantilevered 2x12s. 20 years on and there is alot of rot and some termite damage that I need to repair. (The builder did not paint the ends of and of the wood, nor did he paint the tops and bottoms of the doors..if only I knew then what I know now!). I had rebuilt the bottom deck with Trex several years ago.
So, I am replacing the rotten railing, decking, etc. (about 20% is bad) and there are some 2x12 supports that are damaged. Where the rot was at the top edge I had cut out the rot and patched it with a fresh piece of lumber cut to fit and screwed in.
There are some with the rot on the bottom edge and on the ends. How should I "make it right" after excising the bad wood?
TIA,
Joe