How would you fill this hole?

[fastfish66]

Take yer minds outta the gutta!

I have a porch pillar that has a rotten hole. The rest of the wood looks good. I don't want to replace. Just patch and paint, as the house will be going on the market in the next couple of years or so.

So I was thinking of these options:

1- Fill hole with foam weather spray, sand down, then fill in with auto filler, then paint.

2- Patch hole with a fiberglass repair kit from the auto body shop, then fill with auto filler, then paint.

Any other better ideas?

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@letitbeme

 

[lokidogg]

@ItBeMe

 

[GAGunguy]

You're going to need to harden that wood around the hole...Remove all loose wood, soak it in wood hardener really good...THEN proceed with what a few of the others have suggested

Yeah, good idea Geezer. Remove all old soft wood, coat raw wood with penetrating epoxy. Fill with thickened fiberglass/glass fibers. Sand and paint. That will last long after you leave.

 

[NDIrish1]

@ItBeMe

this!! Beat me too it

 

[NDIrish1]

I honestly had the same issue on a house I flipped....... did the spray foam and bondo method........ it was a ton of work to make it not look like ****! Good luck

 

[eightnsand]

Call 811 before filling hole.

Great stuff. let set then finish with wood putty or bondo.
GLWS

 

[spistols]

Before and after. The Durham's stuff was crap, for me, and was a waste of time.

I fixed it with a 3 step process:

1- Built up a wall with Spray Foam Sealant (yellow stuff).
2- While the Spray Foam Sealant was almost dry, I put on an aluminum mesh square to fit the size of the hole, then made it almost flush with the column contour.
3- Applied O'Reilly Auto store bought auto bondo! This was the greatest stuff to use. I also used the bondo on other bad areas of the column.

Once sanded, I applied primer/paint and here it is.

 

[LARGO9]

Look up Gluvit, used in the marine trade for the very purpose. Lowes, HD.

also look at West Marine, they carry a product called Wood Rot,,, works great and water proof

 

[HERMET]

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Before and after. The Durham's stuff was crap, for me, and was a waste of time.

I fixed it with a 3 step process:

1- Built up a wall with Spray Foam Sealant (yellow stuff).
2- While the Spray Foam Sealant was almost dry, I put on an aluminum mesh square to fit the size of the hole, then made it almost flush with the column contour.
3- Applied O'Reilly Auto store bought auto bondo! This was the greatest stuff to use. I also used the bondo on other bad areas of the column.

Once sanded, I applied primer/paint and here it is.

That's what I would have and have done. I'd probably use wood hardener after removing the rot but other than that looks good to me.

 

[eightnsand]

Now list it, sell it, take the $$$ and run!