Background:My house was built in 1918 and the porch is due for some repair.I ripped out an area of flooring and a railing on the back of my porch. The floor boards were rotted and the column also rotted where they attached the railing. Someone must have redone this railing before and decided to cut a hole in the column and run the railing into the hole, but that allowed water to get in and rot the wood. Now I have a hole to repair in the side of a hollow column.https://imgur.com/a/YDUDYX7Questions:What do you all think is the best way to repair the hole in the column? I will need to reattach the railing where the hole is currently, but I will probably flush mount it to the column with a bracket and/or screws.I am going to replace the flooring in this area with new boards? Thoughts on using douglas fir (I know this has been standard in the past)? Is it worth milling tongues and grooves into my floor boards or should I just let them butt against each other?Should I do anything to protect the tops of the joists below the floor? They are mostly in good shape under the damaged areas, and all in great shape further under the roof. I may replace/sister some of them, but I'd like to prevent further damage. From what I have read it sounds like they should be fine as long as the floor boards above are not rotting. via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2U4NT9V
