Berto Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Came home the other day and saw pieces of wood all over the snow. Had a few holes where I had repaired some carpenter bee holes in the columns of my front porch. I had sprayed killer foam in there then sealed it up with caulk and then a wood plug. Looks like the larvae were still in there because this woodpecker went nuts. after the first day I saw it i thought he was done but I was wrong went to town again yesterday. What are my options for repair here? or am I looking a column replacement? http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/BertoBizkit/Miscelaneous/20150303_175119.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 http://4imgs.com/1062/sys/prod/7728_3_0_0.JPG Once the repairs are done, load up and have some fun. My pet-peeve is squirrels. They tear up my yard and beds. After two years of plinking them nearly every week I've finally gone several weeks without seeing any of those fuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Bondo is your cheapest and easiest. Repair depends on what you want your end appearance to be. There are some really good epoxy wood fillers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbs3000 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Assuming you only have roof above and not a second floor you do not need to replace that now if you care about the cosmetics the best thing to do is replace it it would be cheap on parts but decent on labor. I would use an epoxy wood filler and then paint both columns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I was thinking wood filler but didn't know if that'd be Ghetto. I'll work on that and paint them. Hopefully the paint deters other bugs. I know carpenter bees usually don't care what's on the wood, they'll eat through it. Yeah it's just a small roof, no second story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Had one poke a nice round hole into our front porch column which is hollow on the inside. Covered the hole then through a woodpecker nest over it. No problems since but I have had to keep running off the cockroaches of the bird world, English sparrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Bondo is a well used material for repairs like this. As a contractor I have personally been using it for 20 years with no issues. Not the best if you want a stained look but if your painting it would be my go to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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