Yep, house is only 7 years old. Deck builder not the same as the home builder, so hopefully the main structure isn't enjoying the same fate. Up against the house all looks well. Damage appears to be isolated to the outer exposed portion of the deck. They completely wrapped the beams with a plastic flashing product, super stong glue. But they did some f'd up things too and didn't allow for moisture to escape, so once behind the pseudo flashing, water just hung around. Add some warm summer weather, some subterrainian termites ( they really like that dark wet environment) and Pacific Northwet winter rain, well, you can see the results. Add the cost of repair and powder coat for the railing, looks to be around $70K. That's more than I expected to pay to remodel the music room.
Ah well, first world problems. Many sharks are dealing with issues far more important than I.
Great thing though... Finally got the LPS tracking dialed in, and having played only a few albums so far, I can say the total system, with only 21 hours, sounds ohhhh so good. The REF10 paired with the REF75 and Alexias, now with the AMG/Benz feeding the Einstein Turntable's Choice, I'm just fucking thrilled! The sometimes strident sound I heard with the Sashas (v1) seems to have been a function of, IMHO, the titanium tweeter. I feel the leading edge of transients no longer has the slight sharpness I had heard before. A long way to go, but the musical joy is taking the edge off the home repairs. Sometimes you just gotta roll with what needs to be done, and thank God for the blessings you have.