Triangle Home Improvements Photos

Welcome to Triangle Home Improvements Photo Corner.

Here you will find photos of jobs we have completed for clients in the Raleigh-Durham area.

Here is a project we did for a couple in Raleigh, N.C. The commode was leaking and they complained of odors they couldn't get rid of no matter how hard they tried. We removed a 3 by 5 foot section of flooring, and found that the contractor who built the house did not add floor support around the joist after the plumber put in the waste water pipe. We repaired that problem and then installed blocking to insure the floor would be solid. As you can tell, we removed the wall tiles, added a new mirror, hardwood floors, and a medicine cabinet.

The photos below are two examples of exterior wood rot repairs. This is a house is located in West Wake County N.C. The first set of photos are the front entranceway. We removed the pilaster bases to discover the problem was far worse than we thought! The water had wicked up from the porch over the years and rotted the bases out. We fabricated new bases out of wood, added tar paper to seal the the house under the steps, then painted and caulked the pilasters to protect them from future water damage.

The second row of photos shows the mantle over the garage that was improperly flashed so water was allowed to settle behind it. We removed it and noticed an unusual pattern of rot. Closer examination revealed it was termite damage. The only reason this house did not have more termite damage is because the termites could not get to the ground. Apparently the sun on the face kept the wood too hot and dry, and they couldn't build a tunnel to the gound fast enough. The owner was well pleased with the repairs, and was happy to learn that the termites were confined to a small area and had died long ago.