Rotten boards at the bottom of the wall, split boards around the windows, holes, gaps and boards that have lost their paint. We cut out what has failed, fix what let the water in, cut in new boards to match the old profile and paint them, so the repair disappears into the wall.
Most weatherboard repairs are the first two together: rotten boards out, and new ones that match the old.
Boards go soft where water sits: the bottom few courses, under windows, behind downpipes and around the hot water service. We cut back to sound timber, check the frame behind, and cut in new boards with every end primed.
Older Geelong homes have splayed, rusticated and bullnose boards in sizes that aren’t all stocked any more. We match from stock, have timber milled to the profile, or reuse sound boards from a less visible wall.
Small damage doesn’t always need a new board. Holes are filled, splits and gaps sealed, and the boards painted to match.
The corner stops, plinths and base boards rot first because they sit lowest and take the splash. We replace them with the boards around them.
Overflowing gutters and leaking downpipes run water down the wall. We sort the gutter with our licensed plumber in the same job.
Windows without side flashings let water in behind the boards. We take the boards off, flash the window and put them back.
Garden beds, paving and mulch built up against the bottom board keep it wet. We point it out, and keep new boards clear of the ground.
Once the paint goes, the timber soaks up water. Cut ends are primed before fixing and the repair is painted to match.
Of the damaged boards and the wall around them.
To find how far the rot goes and where the water is coming from.
Boards, framing, flashing and paint, set out so you can see what is what.
New boards cut in, the cause fixed, and the repair painted to match.
Every board above the garage and around a window replaced, sections at the front corner and around the hot water service, all ends undercoated, and the new boards painted. 2022.
Boards taken off around the windows, the sides flashed, sound boards reused and rotted ones replaced with all ends sealed, then two coats of paint. 2025.
About 36 metres of rotted boards cut out and replaced, with every new end cut and sealed, alongside a new window sash. 2025.
The rotted bottom of the cladding cut off, a flashing slipped in under the cut, six new sheets fitted, and timber milled to replace a rotted skirt. 2025.
About 12 metres of boards replaced with all cuts primed, window rot fixed, and three more boards done on a return visit. 2025.
Thirteen boards replaced, the ends undercoated and sealed ready for painting. 2021.
The boards we could reach patched first, and the two second-storey boards left on site to go in once the painters were there. 2021.
A weatherboard repair often leads to one of these.
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Send us a photo of the damaged boards and we will come and probe the wall and give you a free estimate.
