Need water damage advice

BLUF: how do I replace the sheething on this wall without taking down the brick? I am in the process of renovating my sunroom. The previous owners had failed windows in the room that have cause significant damage to the framing and sheething. I am needing professional advice on how to best tackle this problem. Unfortunately, tearing down the brick to put sheething up is not an option. Another limiting factor is that the brick was installed directly against the sheething with zero house wrap or vapor barrier. The damage is limited to below the windows and the sill plate, and floor joist are fine and do not need replaced. My initial thought is to create a support that connects the king studs between the windows and then cut out each corner area all the way back to the brick, build a sized to fit frame, attach vapor barrier and "gently" hammer the sun assembly in place. Rinse and repeat the process for the other corner. Then do same process from the corner to the center of the wall and vice versa. submitted by /u/andrews_12A [link] [comments]

Mar 23, 2025 - 22:12

BLUF: how do I replace the sheething on this wall without taking down the brick?

I am in the process of renovating my sunroom. The previous owners had failed windows in the room that have cause significant damage to the framing and sheething.

I am needing professional advice on how to best tackle this problem. Unfortunately, tearing down the brick to put sheething up is not an option. Another limiting factor is that the brick was installed directly against the sheething with zero house wrap or vapor barrier.

The damage is limited to below the windows and the sill plate, and floor joist are fine and do not need replaced.

My initial thought is to create a support that connects the king studs between the windows and then cut out each corner area all the way back to the brick, build a sized to fit frame, attach vapor barrier and "gently" hammer the sun assembly in place. Rinse and repeat the process for the other corner. Then do same process from the corner to the center of the wall and vice versa.

submitted by /u/andrews_12A
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