How Do You Repair A Front Porch?
Thinking about a front porch conjures up visions of lazy afternoons and neighbors coming over for iced tea. But a front porch can also require a lot of maintenance and repairs. Maintaining and repairing your front porch isn’t only a good investment, but it’s necessary. Rotted boards are dangerous and termites can quickly move from the front porch to the rest of the house. Look for rotted boards and termite-eaten boards or support braces every fall and spring to make your repairs cheaper and easier. Remove any detail pieces from around the porch and check under them for rotted wood. This allows you to see if your supports or beams are rotted or if the damage is confined to the top boards only. Determine which boards you must remove. You have to replace any boards that are rotted. Set your circular saw blade depth to the same depth as the board, and cut through the first rotten board lengthwise. Start with a rotted board that’s right next to a good board and continue along. If the board
