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Not every siding problem needs a new wall. Rot tends to start at edges: the fascia behind a gutter, the trim under a window, the corner board by a sprinkler. Caught early, those are carpentry jobs.
Fascia is the board along the eave that the gutter hangs from. When a gutter overflows or the drip edge is missing, water runs behind the gutter and soaks the fascia for years. The paint blisters, the wood goes soft, and eventually the gutter pulls away. The soffit panels next to it can sag and open gaps that let in wasps, squirrels and birds.
On Cypress houses these problems are often found during a roof check, and they belong in the same conversation: a new roof with new drip edge over rotten fascia leaves the weak point in place.
Window sills and the trim beneath them catch water running down the wall. Failed caulk at the trim joints lets it in. Corner boards near the ground and near sprinkler heads rot from the bottom. Woodpeckers make holes in wood and hardboard trim, particularly in the older, wooded communities.
A good repair replaces the rotted wood, finds and fixes the water source, primes all sides of the new material, and caulks and paints it. A repair that only fills the soft spot with putty will be back.
Replacement trim and siding boards should match the profile of what is there. If the color changes, or the material does, many Cypress ACCs want to see it first. For a like-for-like repair, check your community’s guidelines on whether an application is needed. ACC approval
Describe where the soft wood is and whether the gutter above it overflows.
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