Exterior Woodwork and Repair

What proper repair looks like.

Most wood rot repairs are patches. Someone fills it with exterior caulk, paints over it, and moves on. Two winters later the same section is failing again.

We repair it properly. That means identifying the extent of the rot, removing the failed material cleanly, treating the substrate, and replacing with material that matches the original profile. When the profile no longer exists at a lumber yard, we source it or have it milled.

For partial repairs where remaining wood is sound but compromised, we use consolidants to stabilize what is there, then build up with the right two-part epoxy -- not expanding foam, not regular filler. Finished and painted it is indistinguishable from the original and will outlast it.

Heritage homes.

A lot of our exterior work is on heritage homes -- properties that have been accumulating deferred maintenance for decades. Failing porch soffits, rotting window surrounds, corner boards patched so many times there is more filler than wood.

A larger restoration scope might cover all the exterior woodwork on one or more faces of the home -- fascia, soffit, frieze boards, window surrounds, corner boards, porch columns and railings, door surrounds. We scope each component, assess condition, and repair or replace accordingly.

• Wood rot repair -- partial and full replacement
• Dutchman repairs for isolated failures
• Epoxy consolidation and fill
• Heritage profile matching and milling
• Fascia, soffit, and frieze repair
• Full exterior woodwork restoration on heritage properties

Dutchman Repairs

A precise patch cut to fit a specific failure. Done correctly it is invisible. Done incorrectly it opens up in a year.

Consolidants and Epoxy

The right consolidant stabilizes compromised fibres. The right two-part epoxy fills without shrinking. Material selection is half the repair.

Profile Matching

Old moulding profiles often no longer exist at lumber yards. We source them or have them custom-milled to match.