{"id":11251,"date":"2023-05-01T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbus-auburn.certapro.com\/?post_type=community&p=11251"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:05:02","slug":"wood-rot-repair-services","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/columbus-auburn\/community\/wood-rot-repair-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairing Wood Rot"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your home’s exterior has wood rot, it’s safe to say you’ll end up dealing with wood rot at some point. It’s just a natural part of the wood aging process. Even so, there are some things you can do to protect the exterior of your home from being completed destroyed by rotten wood.<\/p>\n

Why Repairing Wood Rot Is Important<\/h2>\n

Don’t ignore wood rot, as much as you really want to do it. The more you ignore it, the more it will spread. You’ll go from replacing a small area of the house to replacing the entire side of your home \u2014it may be a bit extreme, but it can happen.<\/p>\n

The best thing you can do is replace small spots of rotten wood and care for the wood that’s healthy. This may mean using high-quality paint as a coating to keep it from being damaged by natural elements.<\/p>\n

Painting Over Wood Rot<\/h2>\n

Do not paint over rotten wood. This is the biggest no-no we tell our customers, but painting companies still do it. We do not do this because it is not in the best interest of our customers. When you paint over rotten wood, you’re just covering up the problem – not solving it. The next year, you may come back to paint peeling and wood just falling off because you guessed it: the wood has become porous and the rot spread.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons some painting companies simply paint over the rot is that they don’t want to repair it themselves, and they don’t want to deal with waiting for a contractor to come and do it.<\/p>\n

This is the reason you should always choose CertaPro Painters\u00ae of Columbus and Auburn<\/strong><\/a> for wood rot repair and painting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CertaPro Painters\u00ae of Columbus, GA and Auburn, AL offers<\/strong>\u00a0FREE estimates<\/strong>\u00a0to:<\/p>\n