Hello,
I have a couple of wooden joists on each side of the garage door that are facing south. This has caused them to develop many dry cracks over the years due to weather exposure.
The proper solution is to replace these with new timber, but for various reasons, I want to make a quick fix to freshen them up and be able to paint them with new paint.
I have seen that there is wood filler for outdoor use, but how well does it work? I was thinking about adding boards on the outside of the posts, but that would increase the width too much.
Any tips for a quick-fix that might work temporarily before they are completely replaced in the future?
Best regards, Bagarn
Hi,
I have a couple of wooden beams on either side of the garage door that face south. This has caused them to develop many dry cracks over many years of weather exposure.
The right solution is to replace these with new wood, but for various reasons, I want to do a quick fix to freshen them up and be able to paint them with new color.
I have seen that there is wood filler for outdoor use, but how well does it work? I had the idea of adding boards on top of the pillars, but then they'd end up too wide...
Any tips for a quick fix that might work for a while before they are fully replaced in the long run?
Best regards, Bagarn[image]
Get someone with a table saw to cut some boards to match the width? Otherwise, you'll need to sand away all the weathered wood to expose fresh wood and fill with something like plastic padding chemical wood.
Ask someone with a table saw to cut some boards so they match in width? Otherwise, you'll have to sand away all the weathered wood to reveal fresh wood, and fill it with something like plastic padding chemical wood.
New boards on top would build too much. But I saw that you can buy plastic padding chemical wood. Could it work without processing the wood beforehand? And I didn't see anywhere if it's sandable either?
New boards on top will build up too much. But I saw that you can buy plastic padding chemical wood. Can it work without processing the wood at all beforehand? And I didn't see anywhere if it's sandable either?
It is sandable. If you are going to paint, the paint will come off quickly if you don't paint on fresh wood.
I was thinking of puttying over the entire posts in that case, and just painting on the chemical wood?
The putty will probably come off the wood that has grayed. If you try scraping the surface, it will probably come off easily, which means the putty doesn't have anything good to adhere to.
The filler will probably come off from the grayed wood. If you try scraping the surface, it will likely come off easily, which means the filler doesn't have anything good to adhere to.
Yes, I suspected that... I'm in the process of replacing the facade on the house and wanted to find a quick fix for the garage section until I have new time to fix it properly... but maybe there aren't any quick shortcuts after all.
Yes, suspected that.. I'm in the process of replacing the façade on the house, and wanted a quick fix for the garage section until I have new time to sort it out properly.. but maybe there are no quick shortcuts after all.
Take a full picture of the door. Why wouldn't a board as wide as the post work?
Take an overall picture of the gate. Why wouldn't a board as wide as the post work?
Yes, from the front it works to extend with a new board, but the inside is just as dry-cracked, and a board on each side makes an already narrow gate (60s) look way too narrow.
Sure, at the front it works to extend with a new board, but the inside is just as dry-cracked, and a board on each side makes an already narrow gate (60s) look way too narrow..
