Dry rot repair in Oregon is way worse than I expected…
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Dry rot repair in Oregon is way worse than I expected after pulling back the siding
So we bought our house in the Willamette Valley about two years ago and I knew there was some soft wood near the back deck but figured it was cosmetic. Finally got around to pulling back some siding this weekend and holy crap, the rot goes deep. Like into the framing deep. The moisture here is just relentless, I swear everything that faces west just gets hammered from October through April and you don't even realize it because the paint still looks fine from the outside. I poked around with a screwdriver and it just sank right in near the base plate on two walls. I called three contractors so far, one ghosted me after the inspection, one gave me a number that made my stomach drop, and one hasn't come out yet. I'm starting to realize this isn't a weekend warrior fix and I probably need someone who actually specializes in structural rot repair not just a handyman with a saw. Anyone in Oregon dealt with something like this, how did you find the right contractor and what should I actually be looking for when vetting them? I don't want someone who just patches over it and calls it done.
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So we bought our house in the Willamette Valley about two years ago and I knew there was some soft wood near the back deck but figured it was cosmetic. Finally got around to pulling back some siding this weekend and holy crap, the rot goes deep. Like into the framing deep. The moisture here is just relentless, I swear everything that faces west just gets hammered from October through April and you don't even realize it because the paint still looks fine from the outside. I poked around with a screwdriver and it just sank right in near the base plate on two walls. I called three contractors so far, one ghosted me after the inspection, one gave me a number that made my stomach drop, and one hasn't come out yet. I'm starting to realize this isn't a weekend warrior fix and I probably need someone who actually specializes in structural rot repair not just a handyman with a saw. Anyone in Oregon dealt with something like this, how did you find the right contractor and what should I actually be looking for when vetting them? I don't want someone who just patches over it and calls it done.
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