wet and rotten chimney.
dry rotted. This is from water damage.
All the OSB had to be replaced and the chimney rebuilt above the roof.
plywood, or in this case, OSB is kind
of like rotten newspaper or leaves.
You can easily stick your finger in it.
shows serious rot.
side. The whole wall was wet when we
tore of the EIFS. After drying for a few
dry days, it was mostly in good condition.
Only 13 full sheets of OSB had to be replaced.
like a sponge. Most of the black spots
in these pictures is where the wall is
soaking wet and rotten. It stinks, too.
pieces and thrown in the dumpster.
I bought a leaf vacuum and shredder to
vacuum up all the styrofoam-whoops-
you have to say foam board-styrofoam
is a trademark of Dow Chemical.
Still, it's the same flimsy stuff they make
coolers out of. You know those coolers
you buy when you go fishing that only last one day? Same thing.
Termites love EIFS- it's soft and easy to tunnel through. So do other critters- We found carpenter ants, all kinds of bugs and even a family of snakes living in the foam.
My advice is, if you have this stuff (EIFS)
on your house tear it off as soon as possible.