just another day at work

termite damage removed, ready to rebuild

2010-11-30T04:18:00.000-08:00

termite damage to house under front door

2010-11-30T04:16:00.000-08:00

new vinyl casement, bronze exterior to meet condo requirement

2010-11-30T04:13:00.000-08:00

conversion complete to new vinyl double hung

2010-11-30T04:11:00.000-08:00

getting started on replacing old casements

2010-11-30T04:08:00.000-08:00

raising the roof....literaly

2010-11-30T04:05:00.000-08:00

replacing double hung windows with casements

2010-11-30T04:00:00.000-08:00

completed casement window

2010-11-30T03:59:00.000-08:00

custom casement window being installed

2010-11-30T03:56:00.000-08:00

underside of deck, stairway to pond

2010-11-30T03:52:00.000-08:00

stairway mimmicks deck angle

2010-11-30T03:50:00.000-08:00

2010-11-30T03:48:00.000-08:00

new deck, retaining walls, and awesome stairway

2010-11-30T03:46:00.000-08:00

screen porch off of master bedroom and new deck

2010-11-30T03:36:00.000-08:00

Dobbins AFB

2010-10-27T05:09:00.000-07:00

Window replacement at Dobbins AFB

2010-10-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

Wine Cellar project

2010-10-27T04:52:00.000-07:00

Wine cellar project

2010-10-27T04:48:00.000-07:00

repair, face lift and upgrade in progress

2010-06-16T15:07:00.000-07:00

rebuilding after finding rot damage

2010-06-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

completely remodeled front porch and entry on contemporary home in my neighborhood

2010-06-16T14:55:00.000-07:00

inside view of 1903 home in midtown with new windows

2010-06-16T14:51:00.000-07:00

one happy customer about his new windows on his 1903 home

2010-06-16T14:48:00.000-07:00

1903 midtown home with new wincore window installed

2010-06-16T14:45:00.000-07:00

house built around 1903 down in midtown Atlanta

2010-06-16T14:30:00.000-07:00

major rot damage to main sill

2010-03-03T04:34:00.000-08:00

jeldwyn clad casements that meet energy tax credit

2010-03-03T04:28:00.000-08:00

Pella window install, a perfect day for it

2009-12-14T08:27:00.000-08:00

Pella vinyl windows being installed

2009-12-14T08:22:00.000-08:00

Keith installing casement window

2009-12-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

the rotted sash from the window frame the painters tried to fix with caulk and paint

2009-12-14T08:08:00.000-08:00

suspicious repair revealed real damage

2009-12-14T08:01:00.000-08:00

framing repairs complete, time to reinstall window

2009-12-14T07:58:00.000-08:00

rot removed, ready for repairs to begin

2009-12-14T07:56:00.000-08:00

sub-floor badly rotted

2009-12-14T07:51:00.000-08:00

more extensive view

2009-12-14T07:47:00.000-08:00

rot damage to framing all the way to the basement

2009-12-14T07:42:00.000-08:00

rot damage in framing and overhead

2009-12-14T07:39:00.000-08:00

adjacent trame rot damage

2009-12-14T07:36:00.000-08:00

rot damage on radius frame

2009-12-14T07:30:00.000-08:00

repair completed, new energy star rated slider installed

2009-11-06T12:01:00.000-08:00

damage removed, ready to repair

2009-11-06T11:58:00.000-08:00

damage from underneath

2009-11-06T11:54:00.000-08:00

rot damage to sub-floor and floor framing

2009-11-06T11:51:00.000-08:00

casement window frame rot

2009-11-06T11:47:00.000-08:00

keith hard at work

2009-10-13T17:00:00.000-07:00

a new look

2009-10-13T16:52:00.000-07:00

use to be a 6 panel mahogany door

2009-10-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

new mahogany craftsmans style door

2009-10-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

the after picture

2009-10-13T16:35:00.000-07:00

the before picture

2009-10-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

simple but effective gate to keep dogs off grandma

2009-10-02T13:34:00.000-07:00

deck built over slab

2009-10-02T13:29:00.000-07:00

repair completed and painted

2009-10-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

Bailey and I at a customers lake house in Elberton Ga.

2009-09-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

rot damage on flat oak sill

2009-09-17T11:29:00.000-07:00

out with the old ..in with the new..Pella that is

2009-09-17T11:24:00.000-07:00

Pella install without pulling trim

2009-09-17T11:06:00.000-07:00

root cause..improperly installed facia,stucco,gutters

2009-09-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

well into the repair

2009-09-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

major frame rot under front door

2009-09-16T10:46:00.000-07:00

installing Pella door units, found rot under stucco

2009-09-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

dry rot with lots of mold and fungus

2009-09-16T10:28:00.000-07:00

my latest deck job.....very cozy with purgola

2009-09-16T10:24:00.000-07:00

Yes we do deck work too

2009-09-16T10:19:00.000-07:00

swiggle failure..cause unknown..southern exposure

2009-09-16T10:13:00.000-07:00

the right materials for the repair

2009-09-16T10:08:00.000-07:00

The finished repair, all composite materials

2009-09-16T10:04:00.000-07:00

repair in progress

2009-09-16T04:41:00.000-07:00

sill rot on a radius wiindow over a front door

2009-09-16T04:38:00.000-07:00

window sill rot, previously repaired with bondo

2009-09-16T04:16:00.000-07:00

lookie what we found

2009-08-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

aluminum cladding used to install direct glaze glass

2009-08-29T07:29:00.000-07:00

caulk and paint to hide the rot, disguised not fixed

2009-08-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

rot damage caulked and painted over, home inspector missed

2009-08-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

improperly sloped gutters, rot damage to facia behind gutters ignored by homeowner, end result...a big repair bill

2009-08-27T05:17:00.000-07:00

Keith finds more, started with rot on wdw. sill..2nd floor

2009-08-27T04:59:00.000-07:00

caulk and paint won't make it what it ain't

2009-08-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

I'm in the door and window business in Atlanta. 25 years of infield experience I haven't seen it all yet but I've seen a bunch. We install all manner of energy efficient windows. Some are vinyl windows, some are clad , some are wood. Including every kind of door unit you can imagine.

This blog is simple tell you that if some painter or handyman tells you that all your rot problem needs is a little more caulk or bondo that you need to get a second opinion from someone who has been doing door and window repairs and replacement as a main stay business for a long time!!!

I will be posting pictures of rot damage, or poor workmanship, where customers were told by their painter that the problem has been resolved.......The caulk and new paint covers over the damage and the rot continues anyway.... I've had the opportunity to fix homes with a diguised repair....exactly what it is........bad repair isn't found by the home inspector, home is sold, previous owner long gone, painter long gone, and 6 months to a year later the rot shows back up and now the new home owner has to fix it......and it ain't cheap and the problem has grown in size........I've seen it happen on more than one occasion.

We found this exact senerio on a home in Marietta, Ga........Penhurst sub-division, a beautiful lake surrounded by homes in the $450,000+ range. Picture wdw looking out over the lake, 8'6" wide by 12' high.....gone!! Massive rot covered by caulk and fresh paint. Home inspector claims it wasn't there and denied any responsibility for the repair. Customer had just moved there from St. Louis , Missouri, had bought the home before relocating and the buyers realtor had hired the inspector, ........The first indication was mildew on the interior wdw. trim and water stains on the sheetrock. End result: $6500.00 repair and then discovered the front door unit had the same senario........can you imagine how upset the homeowners were. We ended up doing alot of repairs for them .

same root problem led to major repair, poorly installed cladding

2009-08-20T15:24:00.000-07:00

improperly installed vinyl cladding caused this

2009-08-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

$650,00 home in Roswell ga. painter couldn't fix

2009-08-20T14:51:00.000-07:00

2009-08-20T14:39:00.000-07:00

looks good to Bailey, a perfect job for New life Windows and Doors

2009-08-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

yes we install Pella products

2009-08-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

oop's missed that one too !!

2009-08-06T11:46:00.001-07:00

heres one the home inspector missed

2009-08-06T11:38:00.000-07:00