Another relatively common trouble spot- the entryway threshold.
This threshold looks like a complete mess, but there are really only a couple of water damaged pieces on the exterior side that need replacement. The interior portion is completely unharmed.
The ubiquitous oscillating multitool is indispensable for a clean, nearly invisible seam between old and new parts.
Some new wood,PVC nosing,a little touch-up paint and this doorway should remain in service for many, many moons into the future.
Yes, yes you can install a Doggie Hatch in an existing steel entry door.
The trick is to overlay an FRP panel to make the final finish cosmetically appealing.
You will need to use a metal cutting blade on your oscillating multitool.
The FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) makes a big difference in the outcome.
Voila! (Or viola, as we like to say!) Ready for the big dog to use!
A remarkably common roof puncture hole from Hurricanes or any high wind sufficient to snap limbs from a tree. If the limb is 30 feet or higher above the house roof and has sufficient length to weigh around 40 or 50 pounds there is enough time for the sharp shard point to stabilize with the help of the bushy leaf end into a nearly perfect straight arrow descent and penetrate through 1/2 inch or even 3/4 inch roof deck board.
Under the right circumstances this improvised field expedient pilum could even come through the ceiling into the room below and pierce a bed or chair or table (hopefully unoccupied). Yes, one should try not to tempt Mother Nature with unnecessarily tall trees directly above one’s abode. The unthinkable can occur more frequently than one can imagine. Or so I have heard.
In any case this particular repair from last week’s Hurricane Dorian required little more than a small piece of plywood, some shingles and a few hours of sawing, hammering and nailing.
As Sgt. Esterhaus famously said: “Let’s be careful out there” (Click Link)
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