Defect / Water Leak Remediation

The N.E. Grant Park Area. It’s not really a century old structure, but it’s getting close.

Its current owner is one of those rare clients who understands the value of preventative maintenance. She isn’t waiting until the water starts showing up at her interior walls, to get the exterior siding upgraded.

You probably can tell that the ground floor is sided in stucco. This property owner, (a previous client of ours) decided to upgrade the 2nd story lap-siding.

As these photos reveal, there was no moisture barrier employed when this house was built 84 years ago.

Any cracks, knots or holes in the siding or along the edges could very easily translate into water penetration and damage to the structure.

It’s truly a testament to the general construction practices of those days that structures like this one actually have very little damage…

…as compared to the many that were built over the past 20 years. And it would seem to be getting worse from our experience.

Several of our technicians are working on the back of the house, while the large gabled side wall over the driveway is being finished.

The siding of choice for this project was 18″ R&R KD Primed & Grooved Shingles.

There was actually very little water-damage discovered beneath the siding on this project.