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I have a porch rail that is in sad shape after this winter. The rail is a 2x6 laying flat/horizontal and acts as a cap rail around the porch. One area, approximately 6 sq inches, has rotted horribly, but only about 1/2 inch down. I would like to replace the specific board, but the carpentry will be sort of nightmarish and I have been dreading it.
I awoke with a thought this morning. Surely there is some product I can mix up and pour into the affected area (after removing rotted material). I thought of this in relation to how some have drilled rotting deck cores and poured in epoxies or what have you.
Any recommendations on what I could do? By the way, the finished product will be painted with house paint.
I fixed a rot area in a window sill by filling it with epoxy. I filled it full then let it soak in. After it hardend I re filled it to level it out then painted it. The cap rail should be on an angel to shed water. Sounds like water is pooling on the level cap rail causing the rot.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688 Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound
Use auto body filler (Bondo) as it won't absorb water and will fill well. Might be good to pour in liquid epoxy first to soak in and seal weak areas. Chief
COMPASS ROSE C250WK Tall Mast, Wing keel PORT CHIEF, Bodega Bay Ca. IE,EE,FCC lic #1890
Git Rot is a "penetrating" epoxy--very fluid, which soaks into the fibers of rotting wood and (hopefully) stops the sub-surface spread. I would suggest that as the first step, and then thickened G-Flex as needed to level and smooth the area.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Someone mentioned it above. Bondo! Easy to work with. Will need painting as it is greenish. If possible take a plane or belt sander and give the entire cap a peak sloping off to each side. It will keep water from pooling on the flat surface. Use a primer and good exterior paint.
There are a couple of products on the market (one is called Penetrating Wood Filler) which solidify rotten wood. It pours into the area and sets so solid that you can not get a screw into it!
Derek Crawford Chief Measurer C25-250 2008 Previous owner of "This Side UP" 1981 C-25 TR/FK #2262 Used to have an '89 C22 #9483, "Downsized" San Antonio, Texas
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