Building rescue · Anderson Valley · 2026

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Anderson Valley Exterior-Envelope Reconstruction

A failed two-story exterior stripped back to sound structure, reframed, resheathed and rebuilt as a sealed, metal-clad envelope.

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Completed exterior after structural repair, new sheathing, housewrap and metal siding.

BuildingTwo-story structure

FailureRot beyond the siding

ScopeComplete exterior envelope

ResultSealed + weatherproof

Built by PB

The damage ran past the siding.

PB removed the failed exterior siding and exposed framing that also required replacement. The affected walls were stripped back so reconstruction could begin from sound structure.

This was a building-rescue sequence: selective demolition, temporary support, structural repair and a completely new weather-resistive exterior.

Project scope

What PB delivered.

The work is shown plainly, from the starting condition through the completed result.

Selective exterior demolition

Failed-siding removal

Rotten-stud removal

Temporary support walls

Wall stabilization

Exterior-wall reframing

Replacement stud framing

New structural sheathing

Housewrap

Weather-resistive barrier

Metal-siding installation

Final sealing and weatherproofing

Project record · 8 photographs

The work, in order.

Deteriorated siding before the Anderson Valley envelope reconstruction — **01 · Before**Deteriorated exterior before selective demolition.

Two-story elevation fully stripped to exposed framing — **02 · Opened up**The exterior stripped to expose the extent of the rot.

Crew working at the exposed two-story structure — **03 · Structural work**Failed materials removed before reconstruction.

Reframed exterior walls on the two-story Anderson Valley building — **04 · Reframed**Replacement framing across the damaged elevation.

Rebuilt exterior sheathed and wrapped before metal siding — **05 · Wrapped**New sheathing and weather-resistive barrier before metal cladding.

Completed long elevation with dark vertical metal siding and new windows — **06 · Finished exterior**The rebuilt elevation fully closed in with new vertical metal siding.

Completed gable end of the weatherproofed Anderson Valley building — **07 · Completed building**Finished gable end after the exterior-envelope reconstruction.

How the work came together

Construction with context.

Stabilize + rebuild

Support first. Then reframe.

Temporary support walls held the building while rotten studs were removed.

PB reframed the damaged walls, installed new structural sheathing and wrapped the building.

Close the envelope

Sealed against the weather.

Finished metal siding completed the exterior and left the building sealed and weatherproof.

After the work, the owner listed the property and it sold within one month. That is project sequence, not a claim that the reconstruction caused the sale.

When rot is hidden behind siding, the honest scope starts with opening the wall and rebuilding from sound structure.

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