Re: my son need a bit of help
Ok how did i do it for those interested
First thing was to test with a spike to see how far the rot had gone.
next mark out the pencil where to cut
Needed a "Sabre saw" (electric one) to cut along marked lines. It would have been impossible to do with a hand saw or taken ages at least. Ok rot removed and used a small mirror in the gap left to check the rest of the upright .
Great everything ok so now put step back just to measure the gap left. in this case about 2 inches.
So over to the workmate and used it to hold the doner wood and measures the 2 inches and a set square the mark 2 sides/
Now hard wood is a right sod to cut but I do have a powerful rotary saw which made short work of that.
Ok with cut off bit offer it up to the gap, it has to be a tight fit so back went the step.
Needed a little refining but resized better. When both ends done and the waterproof membraine under the step with and holes predrilling in that and concrete back in final position for the step. In went the fixing screws.
Next was to offer up and hammer home replacement blocks which have to be a tight fit after using a bit of wood glue ,not that it really needed it.
Ok blocks well and truely wedged in out with the wood chisel to marry up the old shaped remaining uprights..
Ok door shut test erm bit more work with chisel , now door shouts ok.
Finished ? bit more to do as in using power drill with sanding disc to flush the old with the new on any lips still showing . Also had to render up around the door tread on the left a bit of exposed brickwork. The rest builders are going back to do a bit more finishing off.
That was my part finished. after we went he got on with the rain block strip and painting