Replying to a message of Carol Shenkenberger to Roger Nelson:

 CS> Well enough.  All essentials are fixed, cosmetics still in progress. 
 CS> Need to have the back porch worked on in the next 2 years due to
 CS> improper construction of the 'wall' which has allowd some wood rot
 CS> but nothig radical yet.

I wish.  This house has a brick foundation topped with *6x8* timbers on
which the walls are built.  The floor joists are notched into the timbers.
A previous owner allowed dirt to build up to the top of the bricks on the
north and west sides, and poured a floor-level concrete porch.  All of that
allowed moisture to get into and stay in those big timbers, which on the north
and west sides are badly rotten.  I have the north side fixed as well as it can
be and am working on the west side.  I've gone through 3 gallons of wood
preservative thus far, I wish creosote was still available 'cause it's a lot cheaper.

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