Some of the brackets on Eric's Victorian Bungalow in Seminole Heights are in need of repair. Previously covered in aluminum, water got in and wasn't able to escape. Worst of all, these brackets have a lot of exposed end grain, which just sucks up the water. Without a way to escape it becomes a breeding ground for mold and wood eating fungi. Long story short...Aluminum siding is dumb.
Notice the new wood trim on the opper picture - that's the result of putting on aluminum siding as well. There was a time when the window header trim went all the way around the house, but the aluminum people cut it off instead of going around it. Exposed end grain especially needs to be sealed from the elements and wrapping a house with aluminum forbids it from happening ever again - unless you take it off like we did. Now that it's off there's a lot of catching up to do from years of neglect and lost maintenance.
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