Fixing water damage on the old Dodge (pics)
I got started on my summer project the last couple days. I found this thing on Craig's list for $100 and drove it home. It's a 78 Dodge Monaco 23' with a 440. Here's what it looked like when I brought...
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As regarding the height of the bolt above the concrete pier, many builders here in the NW will hold the bottom of the post above the nominal "splash zone", that is the height that the rain will splash above the ground in most of the rains that we get here. Contrary to what a lot of people believe, our rainstorms come as fairly gentle ones that don't splash very high. By keeping the bottom of the post above that area it not only allows more drying and thus less susceptible to rot, but it does keep the sidewall a little cleaner. It also allows the slab inside to be hosed off and the wind to blow through and aid in the drying of water tracked in.
