Bubble, bubble toil and trouble. I said trouble, like right here in River City. You know, like when you start picking at something and it just gets worse? That’s what I’m talking about here. While this photo is not optimal, because of its time of day, its angle is correct. The problem is in the vicinity of the kitchen door. Remember the wood rot that Harry tried to address at the base of the left side of the kitchen door? He used wood putty and the like, but that has not worked. That door frame has gotten worse. Much worse. Tonight, exiting the cabin, Dave put his toe through the inside the kitchen flooring. The wood rot has extended that far. Further, examining the exterior paneling, the base of the paneling from the kitchen door to the back corner of the porch, appears to have rot along its base too. IMHO, the root cause of all of these problems is the overhanging gutter. It does not extend to the edge of the porch, leaving several feet of roofline without a gutter. The rain falls on the roof there and then falls directly on deck. In addition to the aforementioned problems, this situation causes that section of the deck to get very slippery. It probably also contributed to the settling of the deck in that area that Dan addressed this summer.

Tomorrow, Anne and Dave are proposing an exploratory under cabin crawl. Bill came by and suggested reaching out to Arbic. I think that this is a good idea. He may not do this kind of work but may furnish us a lead. Bill also helped me with my plans for the sleeping porch stairs. I plan on buying five 12″x36″x2″ pieces of treated wood to replace the eclectic mix of stairs there. One of which appears to be a half log firewood piece that Declan was tearing apart with his fingers.