I always recommend crushed stone underneath new build porches and decks. This allows for any water to filter through the stone so it doesn't allow standing water to continuously evaporate on the bottom side of the boards. Since there is no sunlight underneath the decks moisture is always an issue.

I have many years of construction experience and I can say you did a great job! my uncle was a general contractor and always told this to people "make sure you measure twice before cutting because I forgot my wood stretcher"

Kick ass process. I know a thing or two about renovation surprises. I bough my house in Amsterdam in 2006 and every time I lift a tile I find something that takes 20 times the effort to fix right. Construction workers in the Netherlands are most times a bad experience. Last project had to be redone twice in a year. Lately I am refusing to pay people to do a crappy job when I can do it myself, just slowly. I'm really enjoying your channel :)

Wow, you never know what you're going to find. Great job. Looks beautiful, and so do you....! 🌹

Excellent solution for the rot repair. This project turned out nice.

Ingenious solution! I can't believe you cut it that straight with the multi-use tool.

The rotten joists remind me of rotten floor joists in a half bath that an inspector missed. Yes, after deconstruction of a sagging floor, a leaking toilet was being supported solely by 3 layers of thick linoleum. Great job and kudos to your brother for helping out and thumbs up to your skill. I'm not the safety police but I am experienced in the school of fails. Kicking rotten timbers with rubber soles , lose your balance and break a shin or puncture with a nail. Also using gloves in this situation might prevent a visit to the ER. At 74 I've been there. My wife and I love your show.

I like how you tackled the problem head on instead of choosing to remain blissfully ignorant about what could potentially lie beneath the surface there. Inspiring! Most people would have been afraid to tear up the deck floor on an old house as doing so would most likely entail an arduous repair and/or replacement. Great job!

Gotta love projects on old houses. Your fix was excellent. Love the design you made. Awesome job !!

Seems many care about your feet. I actually think it's great you do what is fun for yourself! Being aware of consequences and choose what you want is your right. I enjoy to see how you have an idea and then just materialize it. By the time people in the comments here think what safety boots they should buy to paint their deck, you already built one! Please continue focusing on what makes you happy. If everyone knew how to make themselves happy, what a wonderful place it would be 💕

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3 жыл бұрын

I love your comment so much!! 🥰

I wish I had you working for me when I was a Department Mgr in a Hardware Store before I retired. You do excellent work. Glad I for your site's

New fan of your channel. I love watching you work and your voice overs are priceless. I will follow your progress as best I can. Thank you.

I’m a carpenter for living and your motivation and creativity is awesome not to mention yourself

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! That compliment means a lot coming from you!

@frankdimas7371

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Woods your welcome I subscribed to your channel I’m a fan now😄

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankdimas7371 I appreciate it!

WOW, what a mess! Great job cleaning it up, framing it up and patching it. Looks nice!

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Porch looks great. Love the Geometric floor insert idea.

Hi Melissa, You sure turn a nice deck painting into a demo repair of dry rot in a finish of great thinking well done 👍🏼

I was glad to see you use your multi tool for the tricky cuts... I’ve been hesitant to buy one but now I see it in action... love the vids... good photography, great commentary... you have a calm, approachable style.. As a neophyte DIYer I get a little flustered by the big time pros... I’m sold!

@jemmas2299

2 жыл бұрын

Isolating saw is the best!!

God bless you! I had an almost identical experience with a hundred year old house. You never know what you're going to find!

You are amazing! Making all your projects seem so easy.

You have good instincts and great building skills. Good job.

The way the first jerry rigged repair was done is absolutely despicable, glad to see you repaired it correctly and it turned out great. Spraying the wood with Thompson's wood sealer could help it last much longer.

Nice job repairing the floor support. Thanks for sharing.

Great makeover - you have great skills, determination and imagination 👍

Great choice! I always use Behr for wood,and Valspar for concrete porches! But only Valspar for all interior work .

Hi Melissa. I just found your channel and subscribed immediately! I had planned on painting my porch floor and watched dozens of videos, bt yours was the best. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to your other projects!

Looks great...You did a fine job on it...

JobMax Oscillating Multi-Tool Looks great. Good work.

Great job / solid fix!!!!!

Great video. Makes it look easy. Thanks!

GR8 job as usual! Mile by mile it's a trial; yard by yard it's hard; but inch by inch it's a cinch." ~ Anonymous

You're a Master craftswoman & Princess of all trades, in sandals of course! Oh, and can't forget about the bare feet either. Cool!

Very nice porch!

Good Job. You do great work.

the world needs more women with your mindset!

You are such a bad ass. Hugely motivating. Thanks!

Great work! Way to leave it better than you found it

You did so good!

Your face when you opened the porch floor , WHat The Hell 😮. Lol Pretty Good job patching it up . High five girl ✋🏽

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yep. Thanks!

Cool video. I been procrastinating on fixing some mold rotted ply wood in my Rv. Motivated now

Nice job👍

Cool patch.

Great job!

Very good work! You would make Liz proud! :D

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

4 жыл бұрын

You win best comment today 💗

Just subbed. I love fixer upper projects. Nice job!!

Nice job! Glad to see you didn't try kicking the rotten wood out barefooted! LOL I am prone to wearing flip flops while doing projects around the house but barefooted is not an option as I have picked up too many splinters that were way hard to remove!

Another good video 👍🏼

GOOD JOB.

You are awesome Love your videos

Nice work. 😉

With all the foot comments you get every video, just change the name to “Welcome to the Woods, barefoot and confident”😆

Get a reciprocating saw!!!!! Comes in so handy!!

very nice job

Look nice you and your good work

Barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen? *NAH* Barefoot and working on the house! Respect.

@trevormcmanis

3 жыл бұрын

Ratings... Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining😌

Just stopping by to give my thumbs up 👍 and yes I have one of those tools there awesome. All I need is a electric chainsaw lol or a cordless 👍😁

Spettacolare, bravissima.

Nice job🇮🇪☘️

also amazing job

I own a Remodeling Company and I seriously want to hire you!

“Demo” barefoot with no gloves. This girl is LEGIT! Love your vids. Watched your deck build and couldn’t believe not one scratch on your hands after all that drilling/impact. Not crazy about Ridgid though.

A spectacular job well thought out. However I couldn't tell if the edges and underside of the plywood was sealed. Plywood edges are like sponges. :-) Thanks for sharing your work.

The first rule of removing a part of shaky deck flooring: Buy More Wood. Great idea the painted plywood, looks like a rug.

If Im ever lucky enough to find a woman as handy and creative as you I'm marrying her. Awesome Videos!!!

Nice

awesome

You are amazing woman

Cute.

Thank you for sharing this. Great info. and tool recommendations. My question is, did the floor only need 1 gallon of paint?

I would highly recommend using bolts or lag screws to secure the new joists. Deck screws are not engineered for shear loading and can creep over time till failure. And if moisture and termites have been an issue in the past, this is even more important since the substrate (i.e., wood) may deteriorate over time.

That is so cool! Great repair work also.

I like your Thrivent shirt

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! I got it playing volleyball.

@Cerco170

4 жыл бұрын

@@WelcometotheWoodsBlog oh cool. I have a friend who is a financial planner for them.

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

4 жыл бұрын

They give shirts away like crazy round here lol!

If the decorative patch is slippery maybe some adhesive non skid strips or cut out the larger non skid to match the pattern. A friendly safety tip from an old man who almost broke a hip climbing up a stairs.

I love my ridgid tool. Have you exercised the warranty yet?

You should have painted the underside of the patch. I also use pressure treated lumber and paint everything.

You are amazing the luckiest guy in the world your husband and the greatest guys future seal team your sons and of course hopefully just like her mom future diy gal daughter God bless your family and thanks

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I wonder what your husband thinks while reading these comments lol. Good job on the deck. I would have gone with joist and spacers but what you did will definitely work. They're right though, as much as I like my feet free........wear some protective gear. Smh

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Great video. Didn't notice your feet lol

The discovery of the damaged porch and underneath is not uncommon for existing homes, but whenever you reach underneath the porch to remove rot and damage, always wear gloves or use a Shop Vac. Rusty nails, splinters and insects are not things to grab w/o gloves or a Shop Vac.

Judging by that porch, I would be seriously concerned about the rest of the floor joists in the house.

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I was waiting for her to drop something on her foot. Now that would be entertaining!!

Got a good ssa on that one

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When a girl says "I just used my chainsaw" you know you are working with the real deal.

@2:41 - We call that "Demolition and discovery"... Been there! Question: What finish was the white paint you used on the porch walls? Satin?

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

3 жыл бұрын

We have new vinyl siding installed on our porch walls.

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You can realy stand your man as a woman, i like those. As a tip (like other coments below this one} Its very important to have a good air flow under the porch construction. it will make your wood dry faster after wet days. Keeps it free from humungus fungus, and make it a nice place for ground spiders who take other bugs that want to eat your wood. About the chainsaw, Take please a steady position to have full control over your chainsaw. (don,t sit down and cut sideways) in this one you had to kneel with your left legg on the floor and your right legg standing in the hole. In that order you have your body ,face and cut all in the same direction. in case of a kick-up the saw could hit your pretty head...please keep it pretty for us ;-)

I wish you were my neighbor !!

Yea, it's a little bit more than just painting!

Nice job, but I think you should’ve used structural screws for the framing instead of deck screws. Only because they are supposed to be stronger.

I would have primed the underside of the patch at the least. Probably painted it black to.

For the stick and wood filler: did you apply filler before adding the stick? Are you up for hire?

@WelcometotheWoodsBlog

3 жыл бұрын

I kind of applied them together. Haha, no I'm just a gal working on my own house. 🙂

@Iazzaboyce

3 жыл бұрын

@@WelcometotheWoodsBlog Using sticks is not the best - better fix would be to chisel out the area to accept a new piece of wood and glue it in place.

Just a thought, but wouldn't it have been better to have used treated lumber, as well as marine grade plywood so your not having to replace your work down the road? At most, perhaps putting a coat of paint on the back of the plywood, or Thompson's Water Sealer on the joists and plywood.

Hello Buying a hand truck is worthwhile for transporting larger items around the property.

Красотка, а чем занимается твой супруг? Всю его работу делаешь сама... )))

ok i hated it when my friends on fb shamed my husband for chopping wood in sandals, if they would have seen this they would have freaked out lol

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3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😅

I can’t believe you used a chainsaw WITH shoes on!