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Another update to “leveling a wierd old house in New Orleans”. I’ve exposed the timber frame wall (attached photos). One of the posts seems to run from the sill to the roof plate and it is extremely rotted. The second floor is supported on this side by a beam that is morticed into the post. My bad luck is a broken gutter that dumped water directly down the post. The beam supporting the second floor seems solid up to a foot or so on either side of the post. How do I replace this? I like the timbers and might want to keep them exposed, so some ugly scab job might be the final resort. Any ideas? THANKS!
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Another update to "leveling a wierd old house in New Orleans". I've exposed the timber frame wall (attached photos). One of the posts seems to run from the sill to the roof plate and it is extremely rotted. The second floor is supported on this side by a beam that is morticed into the post. My bad luck is a broken gutter that dumped water directly down the post. The beam supporting the second floor seems solid up to a foot or so on either side of the post. How do I replace this? I like the timbers and might want to keep them exposed, so some ugly scab job might be the final resort. Any ideas? THANKS!