Rebuild the failing porch stair frame at the same Hudson Hill home

After the handrail and top step were fixed, this Hudson Hill home's stair stringers turned out to be rotted underneath, the deeper structural repair the ladder was built to catch. Standard: IBHS FORTIFIED Home program, means-of-egress safety repair Proof: Before/after photos of the stair structure plus host confirmation. Method (IBHS FORTIFIED Home program, means-of-egress safety repair): 1. With the host's invitation, inspect the stair stringers and support posts at Hudson Hill neighborhood, Savannah, GA for rot or movement. 2. Brace the stair temporarily if it is unsafe to use during the repair. 3. Replace or sister damaged stringers and re-secure the stair to its support posts. 4. Reattach or rebuild the steps and handrail to the repaired frame. 5. Test the full stair under load and photograph the finished repair with the host. Done when: Before/after photos of the stair structure plus host confirmation.

Where

Hudson Hill neighborhood, Savannah, GA

Pay

$680 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Before/after photos of the stair structure plus host confirmation.

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-03

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: Repair or rebuild of a loose, rotted or missing porch/stoop guardrail or handrail to a safe, secured condition

Bring

• screwdriver/drill + deck screws or carriage bolts
• replacement rail/baluster stock matched to the existing profile where possible
• level + tape measure
• camera

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: photograph and test every rail section and post for looseness, rot or missing balusters; measure the gap spacing and rail height against a basic safe-guardrail reference.
2. 2. Remove only the failed/rotted sections; probe surrounding wood to confirm sound material remains to anchor into.
3. 3. Fit and securely fasten the replacement rail/baluster/post section, matching height and spacing to the sound sections.
4. 4. Test the rebuilt rail by hand for rigidity at multiple points and photograph the finished, secured railing.

If it does not match the plan

• The post itself is rotted below grade or the structural connection to the stoop/porch is compromised -> STOP; route to a licensed contractor.
• Any section that cannot be made rigid by hand-testing -> mark not-done and flag rather than leave a false sense of security.

What counts as done

• Every rail section tested by hand and confirmed rigid, no looseness
• Baluster/gap spacing consistent with the sound sections (no new fall-through gaps)
• Before/after photos of each repaired section
• Fasteners appropriate to exterior/wet exposure used

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.