Entryway Closet New Floor and Wall - Day 1

Yeah, so once we found the termite damage and the workers stopped for the day, we called the number provided to us from the flooring company of a "handyman" that they frequently use.  He should, they told us, be able to figure out what to do next.

 So, this is the telltale starting point.  The damaged wood with the termite trails.

This is the floor beneath that wood.  It appears water damaged, as well, though it doesn't extend far, and the wood itself is fairly solid towards the door, but less so as you press on it moving into the closet. 

Really less so.  It's basically gone.  The handyman, a hilarious, stocky guy who crumbled a bit of the wood in his hand, told us it was basically "returned to dust."  Poetic, true, but not what I ever wanted to hear about my subfloor!

He decided to call his grandfather, an A and B class contractor (apparently that means he can build a doghouse all the way up through a skyscraper.)  So after some brief discussion, Chris, the handyman, asked if he could cut open the wall to see what was happening.  We, of course, agreed, and he took out a good chunk of floor and wall.

 At which point it became painstakingly clear that framing was compromised.  On the outer wall. 

This is him pushing his hand through the wall and shredding the "wood" there to splinters. 

The good news?  The termite damage is from a long departed/deceased colony, so we don't have to get anything treated or tented.  We just need to repair the framing on the outer wall.

"Sure.  No big deal," I think, seriously losing blood to my apendages.

"Nope."  He says. 

"Nope?  Nope it's not a big deal, or nope, it can't be fixed and we're screwed?"

"Nope, it's not a big deal."  He assures SPF and I he will be back in the morning with the appropriate tools and materials and he'll be able to fix it in half a day.  The blood started to return to my limbs, I think, but I'll know more in a week or two when the project is done.

This does, of course, push the flooring back at least one more day.