06/04/2026
What turned into a ‘I think I have some rot on my deck’ conversation turned into a large-scale deck overhaul. The stone stairs were not flashed to the deck when originally installed. This holds moisture to the wood structure and eventually leads to decay. This issue was expedited when the buried gutters were clogged and overflowed at the connection point, flooding the structural post. More often than not, substantial rot is found where buried gutters are located at a deck post.