Heritage maintenance: Timber repairs
Information sheet 5.2
Sometimes wood is so badly deteriorated that replacement of a section of timber is the only option. It is good conservation practice to replace the minimum necessary, and to do it with the traditional skills of the carpenter, joiner and cabinetmaker.
Publisher: Heritage Office
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 1-87641-5819
File: PDF 191.11 KB / Pages 5
Name: heritage-maintenance-timber-repairs.pdf
The aim should be to reconstruct the original form of the damaged timber so that the repair does not detract from the appearance of the old work. Preferably, repairs should be done on site so that original fixings and fastenings are not lost.
To repair rotted timber and to be certain of removing all active fungi, remove the visible decayed zone together with any surrounding area affected. Apply fungicides to the remaining timber as a precaution.