I had decided to touch up my front timber fence, there was paint peeling off some areas on top of the fence, this was caused by bird droppings reacting with the paint, (bird droppings make a good paint remover), whilst I was patching I found that one of the corner posts was rotting at the top corner, I'm guessing it's wood rot, I have seen this problem on weatherboards, where the wood rots under the paintwork.
To repair,
I removed the rot, using a chisel and sandpaper, I deliberately tapered the bottom area to prevent and water seeping through to the bottom of the repair.
I cleaned up the are, removing all the rotting timber with a chisel and sander
2. I had some Cyprus pine, shaped it to fit the area, I left the outer areas larger for trimming later.
I shaped two pieces of cyprus pine to fit the area and glued and temporarily screw in place until the glue dried, I used water proof glue.
I glued (outdoor glue, weatherproof) and temporarily screwed the blocks of timber.
Let the glue dry overnight, removed the screws.
Cut the access of timber inline with the post and patched the area with outdoor repair filler.
After the glue dried, I removed the screws, then I cut and sanded the area
Once sanded
I patched the area with outdoor timber filler
Re sanded the area
Sanded area, undercoat the paint the area.
Finished.
Lesson to learn, carry out minor repairs before they become a major problem.
Undercoat
Finish coat, all done
