was going to replace everything, but as i started to dig into everything, it seemed unreasonable to tear out all those nice painted trim pieces (only to put on new pieces) just because a small section of the bottom was bad, so i chose to leave them in place. whenever you take on your own projects (emphasis on your own property), you have to balance what your willing to spend, how involved your willing to get and ultimately whats the return for your effort. for me, i determined to leave the pieces in place, (yes i could have cut out the bad section but it would not serve a purpose 