It not only helps with the rot from the elements, you will also be worry free from termites or other boring insects.

It’s 105 degrees and dry, dry, dry in Houston, Texas.

I am thinking the rules are pretty cut and dry regarding this, but would like to confirm.

Marie Poe Note to self: dry humor does not translate well on the inet.

As the wood was rotting away over the decades, the weight of the dirt pushed them down and diconnected them eventually. 

Some of the joists have rot and are weak, the problem is there is only around 12-14" under the house, no crawlspace, they actually had a hole cut in the floor in a closet for access.

We will fix this.2) Dry rot on exterior - of course there's dry rot.  

The big ticket items were obvious so no real surprises. 99% of the time when you go over budget it's usually because you change plans mid flip or something is uncovered during demo (rot, plumbing issues, structural and so on) .

I would use bleach personally.If it's a decent amount or it has rotted a little you might find it better to just replace.

With the reserve well to consider, you'd want to migrate into more of a B area than C as reserves will dry up quick with rehab/capex costs in those markets.