If there ever was a term for this particular buildings design, it would be in the line of, "building for future jobs! or we never build a house we won't come back to fix! Unfortunately, the builders are long gone and the owner holds the bag.
The more I open up on this job the more rot I'm finding. Critiques are a dime a dozen but I have never in all my years seen such a mess. Only one contractor has said he's seen worse and that was the old Villa in Dana Point which they eventually torn down. The damage here is on the outside of the building on the deck, has not infiltrated into the interior structure, so will be corrected to avoid such a loss. Stay tuned as the "Rot-warriors have arrived."
Again this is a deck repair in San Clemente.
