Friday, September 8, 2006. 8:30 a.m.

The repaired skirts, ready to be painted.


Phil Pinhero discussing the finer points of wood rot in a balustrade.


Phil removing a loose balustrade. He found eight loose balustrades that he suggested should be replaced with new ones made of redwood. His two suggestions: (1) do research on the Internet and find a mail order company that deals in home restoration and order the balustrades or (2) find a carpenter or someone with a lathe and have them make new ones. The one downside to the mail order idea is that the exact pattern of the original may not be found.





Phil checking for loose balustrades.




Phil sanding down the balcony area.