I have a northern MN cabin that I am working on. Last weekend I removed soil that has, over a number of years built up along side the foundation which is timber beams on concrete pillars. The lowest piece of half half log siding was in concact with the ground and had significant rot so I removed it. Under that, the foundation beam was also in contact with the ground and had been for quite a while. I removed the dirt a few inches below the beam and inspected / tested it for rot. Thankfully it looked pretty solid but had some rot that didn't seem to penetrate very deep. MY question is how to repair / treat this. I found a product sold by HD that looks like a possibility I would need it to wick up into the beam from the bottom.
What I'm thinking is that I would apply this product liberally to the beam and let it soak in as best it can. Once dry I would fit in some tarpaper, under the next course up of half log siding and overlapping the beam. Then I would install an aluminum drip shield under the last course and finally lag bolt a green treated 2x12 to the beam over the tarp paper from the outside tucked under the drip shield. This way I could backfill some rock and dirt up against the 2x12 and seal off the foundation.
Does anyone have experience with the rot repair epoxy product? Does it work? Any advice on how to use it?
What do you guys think of the repair overall? Would you do things differently?