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Excellent, great advice guys. Cheers!

Thanks nealtw and joecaptain. The video outlines nicely how it should be done. I agree, the seal between the flashing and ledger is not sufficient and does act like a funnel. I have the door company who installed it coming in a few weeks. We are going to discuss options for proper finishing of...

And to answer your other question, there is no visible water damage inside. I suspect the leak was slow enough to keep puddles of water from building on the floor behind the finished drywall.

I will certainly consider floating the deck however may stick with the ledger. I think the best solution would be to remove the top portion of the deck, ledger board and siding. Repair the damaged sections of rot. Re-attach ledger as you mentioned with tar paper or house wrap behind. My concern...

Thanks for the reply. I am thinking of removing the portion of the deck leading up to the door entirely since it has shifted and warped over time. It should be replaced. If I tear apart the deck to access the wall, what would be the best way to properly re-attach the deck AFTER the wall has...

Hello All, I hope the community can give me some advice on the issue I am having. I own a townhome which was built in 1989. The back exterior wall of the home is water damaged due to (what I have been told) improper deck installation. I had new windows and patio door installed last fall, the...