Damaged Exterior Drywall
I've never been a strong believer of
installing drywall on the exterior of the house, but for some reason
architects, engineers and home designers use these types of products and
it just doesn't make sense to someone like me, when I look at something
like this.
Rarely do I come across any exterior drywall that isn't damaged in some
way, when I'm making home repairs or remodeling someone's house.
It's a product that absorbs water easily and gives
mold and fungus an excellent spot to live, while it's destroying your
home.
If you look closely, you can see the drywall in between the brick wall
and the wood framing.
By now the mold has ruined most of the drywall and the
insulation paper backing. This is truly a home repair nightmare.
It didn't take a rocket scientist, to find the problem, the top of the
brick didn't have any metal flashing and there wasn't any type of
building paper or vapor barrier in between the brick and the drywall.
In areas like this where it snows often, some homeowners won't remove
the snow around their property and this creates a problem for a brick
wall like this.
As the snow melts it turns in the water and this water
can be absorbed into the brick and transferred directly to the drywall.
Once the drywall is wet, it's not long before mold, mildew and fungus
starts the destructive process of destroying the drywall, insulation and
wood framing.
Home Repair Tip: This one isn't going to be easy. I would remove the
brick and the rest of the damaged building materials and rebuild it
correctly.