Entryway Closet New Floor and Wall - Day 2

Although they were a tiny bit late, Handyman Chris and his brother, Mike, arrived and started working on the tiny closet with the huge problem.

They started by removing more of the wood and wall so that they could really see what was going on and where the damage started and ended. 

That driftwood looking piece of material in the middle there is supposed to be supporting the whole frame.  It has been decimated by water and termites.  It isn't even wood anymore.  I don't think we could even call it splinters.  It was just . . . gone.

After they cleared out the bad stuff, they sprayed everything down with a product intended to stop any further water damage and seal off the stuff that is no good.  It might even protect against termites?  Maybe I dreamed that.

They sistered the joists with heavy, pressure treated wood and replaced the formerly driftwood section of the frame.  SPF then put some new plywood down so that the flooring guys could return and work on their cork in the closet.

Here is a better image of the new treated wood, which I am very comfortable with.  Luckily, the damage seemed to stop before it went under our wall and into the neighbor's unit.  I really don't know what would have happened then, but I'm pretty sure the project would have been delayed by a few days to seven years.

That light sneaking through from the left is our new project.  Pretty much as soon as we can muster paying off the stairs (come on shareholder distribution!) we have to replace this puppy.  Not only can you see through it when closed, it was the original problem.  When it was built, in order to raise the door's threshold a little, the builders used particle board.  I'm sorry, did I say particle board?  I meant SPONGE BOARD.  So every little bit of water that kicked up was sucked straight into the board and distributed, plentifully, for the thriving termites.

So now, new door.