When you’re dealing with something this bad, almost anything is an improvement.
Here are the first real repairs, involving cutting out the termite-damaged lower parts of studs and replacing them with pressure-treated studs.
In the corner is a 4 x 6 pressure-treated timber that’s been lying around the yard for years. I knew I’d use it if I saved it long enough.
This is a lesson we can all learn: Never get rid of anything!
Come along with me
Using a come-along (right), I pulled the leaning structure until it was vertical. It’s easy: you just pull until your wife yells that the bubble is in the center.
Four sheets to the wind
Four sheets of T1-11 plywood are installed. Careful observers and nit-pickers may notice a slight stair-step effect. Trust me, it’s about the best I could do, and it certainly meets minimum expectations.
The facts: the old garage’s stone foundation is probably about 70 years old, it’s remarkably level in most sections. But the Allstate Insurance garage is not quite the same, so I had to make a few compromises.
Other things you need to know if you want to be a better person
T1-11 plywood is also known as texture 1-11. It has a rough finish with grooves at four inches on center. You can find out more at the Georgia Pacific website.
A come-along is a mechanism using pulleys, steel cable, and a ratchet crank to pull with tremendous pressure. It also puts tremendous pressure on me as I listen to the creaks, groans, and cracking as the building yields to each click of the ratchet. Scary.
Next: Restoring the law of gravity
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