Getting Ready for New Garage Door

 

I was informed by the lead maintenance guy that the painting crew will be getting to our house in about a month, so there is a bit of prioritizing projects around getting any exterior work done prior to paint.  One major issue is the garage door will need to be framed out and replaced.  I have the door on order and decided to remove the drywall on both sides inside the garage to get a gander at the state of the framing.  The garage itself is a converted carport that is post-and-beam construction, so the framed-out walls aren't really "load bearing", but the big issue was dry rot, termite damage, and door absorbing water over time.  The plan is to replace it with a steel door with PVC trim.  Luckily, the door opening was shimmed to accommodate a slightly smaller door than I ordered so there will be room to fit the new door.  

The doorway is cut out of the old atrium wall and subject to water leaking in from a puddle that forms along the wall because of poor drainage (see previous post).  It looks like the studs are in pretty good condition and, even though the sill plate looks wet, it is solid.  I think I will make an effort to caulk along the bottom edge of the wall and to seal around the door opening a bit better.  I will probably leave the drywall off for bit to see how rain comes in.   The eventual plan is to install PVC panels instead of drywall.

 Inside the wall was a long-abandoned beehive.