Just one more ...

Just one more exterior to finish before autumn sets in. I usually undertake exterior work between Easter and September. Painting when its cold and wet is a recipe for paint failure.
Fillers and paints for outsides need to have more flexibility than harder interior products to cope with the natural movement of timber substrates. Exterior coatings often contain biocides to inhibit mould growth on the paint film, and should not be used inside the home.
Where rot is present it is mechanically removed back to a sound surface, then a penetrating epoxy stabaliser applied, followed by a specialist two part filler. If the rot is not too far advanced this is a cost effective and durable repair. The system I use has been tried and tested by the UK's leading timber and specialist window repair companies for over 15 years.