Exterior Wood Repair

#diy #repair #remodel #homerenovation #woodrot

[anthonyrunstedler]

Seems like just replacing the wood would have been easier and cheaper

[DiamondSupplyC]

Should probably fix the leak that caused that too

[Ross-]

You should probably address the issue that is causing water damage to that area and then replace with new wood.

[vivalasvegas]

best thing is it weighs 40 pounds more and it only costed 59$ vs a 6$ board

[danieljpollack]

Just fill it with expanding foam and beer cans....call it a day.

[crowcain]

I would just use a vibrating cutter and cut back to the nearest blocking and put a new piece in… I mean seriously that’s 10x faster and a better repair than putty

[justaguy]

I'm the guy that follows you around 2 years later and has to break the bad news to the homeowner that this is not a quick fix.

[NonieTools]

I'm a painter and we've been fixing rot with wood hardener and Bondo for 25+ years. It works. But usually for a hole that big I'd have plunge cut all the damaged wood out and fit in a new piece. I could see this stuff being useful if the framing behind it was rotted out too. No need to sister in joists for a small corner repair like that

[loganabbas]

JUST REPLACE THE WOOD. I’m a reconstruction carpenter and it always amazes me how easy most this stuff is and how cheap it is if you just do it the right way!

[devonblaine]

"Shoving it into the hole and filling it up completely."
Congratulations, you're now a father.

[christophersines]

What about the underlying cause of the rot?

[neilwilliams]

You know what I use to repair wood fascia?

[forfuxakes]

For myself
Replacing the facia would be the way I would’ve went
👍🏻

[jamessnell]

The previous owner of my house used this method and was successful in hiding the damaged wood from detection until after I had moved in and had more time to do a closer inspection. I removed all of the damaged wood, and leaking gutters and replaced all of it. I painted the wood and caulked the upper seams and then had all of the wood covered with vinyl clad aluminum trim that has a wood grain. It looks great and requires no maintenance other than cleaning. I could have left it as it was and trimmed over it and maybe it could have been fine, but I couldn’t do that and still have any pride in myself. My house will be the last one standing if a tornado hits my neighborhood. Doing a fix like that would be good as a temporary solution to keep the elements and critters out until you can make a proper repair.

[ndtwo]

Step 1 DON'T! Step 2 call someone who knows what they are doing. You just rotted out the entire wall.

[LawyerSlays]

People say just replace the wood, but my guess is the whole roof should be replaced. This isn’t a bad temp fix until its time to completely redo everything (hopefully in a few more years).

[peterweth]

And now flex seal that area of the roof to stop the leak that caused the rot.

[DanielinLaTuna]

Apply a little “Liquid Wood” to the surface of the putty-like Wood Filler for a smoother and easier finish. Otherwise the filler behaves like a sticky dough that is hard to keep in place.
I learned that the hard way!

[Oto_Travel]

No. Don’t do that, remove all the rotted wood which is all of the boards and replace with new boards.

Imagine sitting below that and his mud patch falls out and knocks you out. 😂

[AmazingJayB]

I did something like this to a area on my bay window. It lasted for years but needs to be re done. I’m glad I saw this, I’ll try this method.