Busting Through the Porch Flooring

For a little background on this evening's update, you can refer to a blog post from almost two years ago detailing issues with the renovation of the upstairs porch. The short story of it is this:

Because my general contractor, Peter R. "Pete" LaRoque of Mocksville, NC, refused to coordinate his roof repair with the re-attachment of the LeafGuard gutter in the middle of the front porch, the water is not "caught" and channeled. Instead, it runs and drips constantly onto the porch decking below.

Today, the long-term effects of this were made clear: