The bay window walls stick out above the shed roof. We decided to take off the shed roof on the 12′ bay window section. Steven will install a temporary roof for the winter while we take time to decide what style roof to reinstall in the spring. We want to let more light into the dining room and have the bay window itself more visible.
The front dormer roof had to come off because of a sagging roof caused by water drainage and roof rot. Steven and I removed the dormer today. We found poor construction and rot. We think it looks better and the roof isn’t sagging as much. Lots of wood missing because of water damage.
A support post literally fell away. More rot in the rim joists.
While putting in the living room window, we did some work on the porch supports. We found dripping water from the overhead gable had eaten away a 2×10 header! Literally gone from dripping rain water! Steven quickly got a jack to support the roof. We will need to replace the header and add new support posts soon.
