What are the causes? Wood has many different influences. There are weather influences such as temperature differences, rain and wind, but also mechanical damage (damage that you do to the wood yourself) and pollution. All this causes damage to the paint system, which leads to the activation of fungal spores more quickly. Ultimately, it is these fungal spores that attack the wood and therefore cause rot. The fungal spores become active by the following three factors:
Firstly we expose, removing the paint at least 10 millimetres from around the damaged area. Then we remove all decayed damaged wood using a high-speed router with a round cutter, leaving a straight shoulder with a minimum depth of 5 millimetre.
We always ensure all of the wood rot is removed.
We then check moisture content to make sure it is 18% or below, then apply Dry fix by brushing liberally onto the bare wood allowing this to penetrate the wood for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Call us on 023 935 53357 or email brandon@parkesdecorating.com and a member of the team will be happy to help.
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