Sometimes a well intended "handy man" is the worst thing for a home and the best thing for our future business. Its seems true of the debacle that was poor young Tom's front entry way. It appeared to be converted to a front entry way from a porch, with good intentions, many years back. The exterior wall was held up by the frame of the door. The hole thing shook when you operated the door. The roof was sagging due to improper framing. The ceiling was framed level at about 6' 3" rather than vaulted which created that always sought after and welcoming dungeon feeling upon entry.
The flat roof and poor insulation created a serious ice dam situation. We re-roofed it to ensure no leaking and spray foam insulated the joist space to minimize escaping heat.
Please notice in the pictures below the spray foam solution to every conceivable problem, applied by the previous owner. We think they had pests of some kind. We tore out all the obsolete gutter and spary foam and cleaned it up with new metal. We replaced the front gutter and gutter helmet.
