Rebuilding the faux Bay 

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The faux bay doesn't open into the inside of the house. It was probably placed there because it looked good and

created a symmetry with the real bay on the East side.

This is what the faux bay looked like in 2002. We could see it needed some work, but we had no idea how much.

After stripping we realized that it had been held together mostly by caulk,  paint and various metal patches nailed

on to it. It was also detached from the wall of the house and leaning well away from it. We decided the only way to

make it sound again was to disassemble it and repair the parts, then reassemble it.

 

 

 

 

Fred dismantled the bay. You can see the back side of the entry hall wall inside.

 

 

We numbered the pieces and put them in related piles for repairing. The bottom arched pieces were yellow

pine 30 inches wide (not long). They had split into two or three pieces. I got out the Gorilla Glue, Abatron's

wood consolidant, Wood Epox, and lots of clamps.

 

I rebuilt rotted ends and glued splits and breaks. The Consolidant works to stiffen punky wood. It can be painted

onto bare wood or small holes can be drilled and it can be poured or brushed into them. Works great and contracts

and expands like wood so, unlike body filler it doesn't break out.

 

Then Fred rebuilt the bay. We salvaged most of it, but a few small pieces had to be recreated.

				I had my doubts, but he got it all back together
This is the real bay on the opposite side