u/AnotherUnknownNobody

I noticed the molding around the bottom of a wooden column holding up the roof of my backyard porch was crumbling. I noticed that the rain would run down the column all over that little molding. I went to home depot, got a saw and a guide to make flush angles at the corners. I thought I'd just cut four pieces, paint them, nail them, then done! As I was pulling off the old stuff I realized the whole column was rotten and was able to crush up a bunch of rotted wood. It was basically floating because the bottom was sawdust. Fast forward I ended up with a new porch and pergola built by pros. I'm never doing little repairs again!