[Greenbuilding] protecting outdoor wooden structure from future decay (or at least delaying it)

Alan Abrams alan at abramsdesignbuild.com
Thu Feb 20 11:58:56 CST 2014


<If a vertical piece contacts a horizontal, it's hard to see that wicking
won't occur. Best would be an angled bottom cut with a minimum 1/8" space
and caulk set back from the face.>

agree, the drip cap in the cited failure had an appropriate
slope--moreover, it was d. fir, as we anticipated it would take a beating.
 the vertical pieces were clear white pine, which ought to be labeled Mold
Food.

AA
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