Thank you, inspector D. This is what I was afraid of. I will try to take your advice and figure it out from there.
I will also keep you posted and beg for your guidance! ;-)
Here are some images, I hope this gives you an idea of my disaster. The patio wraps around two sides of the 2nd story in an "L" shape.
I will post additional pictures in another reply.
Any help you can give me would be sooo apreciated! I cannot afford to hire a contractor.
Hello:
I have a 40 year old, 3 story home with a huge 2nd story patio. The patio floor is covered in red roofing tar paper and has columns set into the ground level rock/cement 1st level.
The patio is spongy, sagging and leaking a lot. There are several holes in the tar paper as well...