Paint That Wood Repair In Sacramento After The Work Is Completed

Do I Have To Paint That New Wood Right Away?

How many times have you driven by a home or apartment building and saw areas of wood repair that does not get painted. The repair may or may not be primed but it goes unpainted for months, even years. This is not good. In Sacramento, it is best to paint all areas of wood repair shortly after completing the work to protect the new wood from unnecessary exposure.

I had an opportunity to drive by a property that we did extensive dry rot repair several months ago. I was surprised to see that the new wood siding and trim had not been painted yet. The new wood has gone through the rainy season and now into the hot summer months of Sacramento, CA. It is always a question that we ask before starting, “When do you plan to paint?” the management assured me that they were going to paint right after completion, but they hadn’t done so.

It is not uncommon for dry rot repairs to be done prior to a complete paint job by another contractor. We usually caulk and prime the areas of repair that we do, just to get that area paint ready. But primer is not paint. Primer is primer and paint is paint. Exposing the new building materials to the weather can shorten the life of the new wood.

So if you are planning on doing dry rot and wood repairs to the exterior of your home or apartment in Sacramento, be ready to begin painting upon completion of the repair work. Leaving the repairs unprotected can lead to an unprotected repair that you may be unhappy with in the near future.