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Wood rot repair — Painter — Professionals
Rot-repair leads should be qualified as local joinery work or referred for wider structural assessment. Providers need to establish the component function, decay extent and moisture history before deciding between a limited repair and replacement.
Service scope
Assessment and local repair of decayed timber components, commonly within painted joinery. Repair may involve removal of unsound material, suitable repair compounds or timber replacement, but the moisture cause and remaining structural soundness must be assessed before choosing the approach.
What is normally included
- Assessment of affected joinery
- Defined local timber or compatible resin repair
- Preparation for subsequent decoration
What is not included
- Filling over active decay without assessment
- Structural timber design or wholesale replacement assumed within a minor repair
Qualification checks
- Identify structural versus decorative function
- Assess extent of decay
- Review moisture causes
- Check compatibility of the proposed repair system
- Define follow-on replacement or decoration
Quote guidance
Offer an inspection-led repair scope with a clear limit on local opening-up. Separate timber renewal, moisture correction and repainting, and explain what discovery would make the initial repair allowance inappropriate.
Lead risks
- The visible patch may understate the affected length
- Untreated moisture can compromise a completed repair
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