Craftsman rafter tails, beam ends, porch posts, shingle siding, sills and deck boards cut out and rebuilt with sound wood, matched to the house. Priced in writing before we start.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair rebuilds rotted and termite-damaged wood on Pasadena homes, district by district: the exposed rafter tails, beam ends, porch posts and shingle siding on the Craftsman houses in Bungalow Heaven, Madison Heights and the Historic Highlands, the shaded eaves and deck framing on the Arroyo and Linda Vista lots, the sun-split fascia and sills on the 1950s ranch homes in Hastings Ranch and East Pasadena. Each is cut back to sound wood, rebuilt to the original profile, primed, painted and sealed, with the gutter or the sprinkler that caused it fixed. A licensed pest company treats termites; we rebuild what they ate. The scope and the price are in writing before anything starts, from our Glendale office.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced in writing before we start.
A century of Craftsman rafter tails and beam ends, oaks and sycamores shading the Arroyo lots, foothill sun on the east side and drywood termites in every exposed eave: Pasadena rot is a profile-matching job. We cut back to sound wood, rebuild to the original lines, prime and paint, and close the gap the water used.
AFTERBEFORE
Fascia & Eaves
Window Sills
Door Jambs & Casings
Trim & Siding
Termite Damage Rebuilds
Deck Boards & Railings
Stairs & Posts
Primed, Painted & SealedOn a Craftsman the tail profile is the house, and a repair that does not match it is a repair the district will notice. A Kaminskiy-certified technician prices a tail, a sill or a post on the call, in writing; a porch, a long eave run or a whole elevation gets a written scope after a look.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written quote you approve before anyone drives out.
One crew, truck stocked, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every Pasadena rot and termite damage repair.
Exposure by design. The Craftsman builders put the wood on the outside: rafter tails, beam ends, knee braces, porch posts and shingle siding, all end grain, all a century old. Under the oaks and sycamores of the Arroyo and Linda Vista the shade keeps that wood damp long after the rain; on the east side the foothill sun checks the paint by August and the windstorms off the San Gabriels drive the winter rain into every open joint. Add a sprinkler on the porch post and the rot has everything it needs. We look at the tail ends, the post bases and the shaded eaves first.
Drywood termites live inside the dry rafter tails and beam ends, need no soil, swarm in late summer and fall and leave hard six-sided pellets on the porch below a pinhole. Subterranean termites come up in mud tubes where shingle siding or a porch post meets the damp ground under the trees. A licensed pest company treats whichever it is; we rebuild the wood after, and the two jobs are scheduled so the eave opens once.
We take the profile off a sound tail or beam end, cut the rotted one back until the probe stops sinking, splice or replace it to that profile, back-prime it, set it, caulk and paint to match, so the repair reads as original from the sidewalk. Filler and paint on a tail end buys one winter and hides the problem from the next inspector. Shingle siding is replaced course by course, with the exposure matched.
Keep the oaks and sycamores trimmed off the eaves so the roof edge dries, keep the gutters and downspouts carrying water away from the porch and the foundation line, keep the sprinklers off the posts and the bottom course of shingles, and repaint the east and south walls before the paint fails. On a Craftsman the paint film on the end grain is everything.
Craftsman homes from the 1900s to the 1920s with exposed rafter tails, beam ends, knee braces, porch posts and shingle siding, many in landmark districts that expect a matching repair. The tail ends and the post bases go first, then the bottom courses of shingles. We rebuild to the original profile, match the exposure and the paint, and document the work for the district.
Big trees, slopes down to the Arroyo and long eave runs in the shade. The eaves and the fascia stay damp under the canopy and go soft from the top down, deck boards and railing posts take the weather, and the shaded jamb bottoms never dry. We rebuild the runs to the same profile, rebuild boards and rails where they stand and name a ledger problem before anyone opens the wall.
1950s ranch homes with wood fascia, eave trim and pop-out sills facing the foothill sun and the windstorms off the San Gabriels. The paint checks first, the rain follows, and drywood termites take the dry eaves. The January 2025 Eaton fire burned down into the north edge of this side of the city; on the streets that came through we rebuild the ordinary rot, and a fire rebuild is a contractor's job we say so about on the call. We rebuild the fascia and the sills and fix the drip edge or the caulk line.
The Glendale office covers the San Gabriel Valley side of the basin; the Los Angeles dry rot and wood rot repair page has the basin-wide picture, the City of Los Angeles permit rule and the termite report in plain words.
A fascia board, a sill or a trim piece is priced on the call, in writing. A bigger rebuild gets a look first and a written price before anything starts.
We cut back to sound wood and probe how far the rot really goes. If it runs further than the photo showed, you hear it before we go further, with the price.
New wood primed on all sides, caulked, painted to match, and the water path that caused it fixed: the drip edge, the flashing, the gutter end, the sprinkler.
The work area is cleaned before we leave, and every rot repair carries our one-year workmanship warranty.
Pasadena builds to the California codes with its own amendments, and its code keeps the state's list of work exempt from a building permit while adding one line: a zoning permit may still be required for some exempt items. The state residential code needs no application for ordinary repairs to a structure and exempts painting and similar finish work, which is where a rebuilt sill, a fascia board or a rafter tail splice falls; it draws the line at cutting a structural beam or a load-bearing support, and rot that deep gets a permit and an engineer. We check with the Permit Center on Garfield before a bigger job.
A Pasadena sale, Craftsman or ranch, runs on the termite report from a licensed structural pest control company: Section 1 for the active infestation and the damage from it, Section 2 for the conditions that invite it, and on a Craftsman the tails and the porch are usually on it. The pest company treats and certifies; the carpentry on the list is ours, reinspected by them when we are done. Send the report and the address and we price from it, in writing.
Bungalow Heaven, Madison Heights and the other landmark districts have design review instead of an association: a street-visible exterior change needs a Certificate of Appropriateness before a building permit, while routine maintenance, paint colors and work not visible from the street do not. A rot repair that matches the profile, the material and the exposure is maintenance of what the district protects, and we photograph before and after so the file shows it; a changed detail on the street face goes to the city's preservation staff first, and we say so on the call.
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Call 747-298-8227We answer in under three rings and our Glendale office is fifteen minutes down the 134. A tail, a sill, a post base or a fascia board is priced on the call and scheduled within days; a porch, a long eave run or a whole elevation is sized after a look, with the scope in writing first.
Yes. After a licensed pest company has treated, we cut out the eaten rafter tails, beam ends, porch trim, shingles and the framing we can reach, rebuild to the profile and paint; the treatment, the fumigation and the report stay with the pest company.
Yes, and matching the profile is the whole job. Tails, beam ends, knee braces, posts, shingles and sills are carpentry, and Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, so a splice into the rafter is fine too. If the rot has reached the part of a beam that carries the porch roof, we say so first and tell you who needs to look at it.
The profile sets more of the price here than anywhere: a plain fascia board and a milled Craftsman tail are different visits. Then how far the rot runs once the wood is opened, and the height. Text a photo and the number is in writing before anything is scheduled; if the rot runs further than the photo showed, you hear it before we go further.
Yes. A repair that matches the profile, the material and the exposure is routine maintenance under the district rules, and we document it. Anything that changes the street face goes through the certificate first, and we tell you that on the call.
Not for an ordinary repair: Pasadena keeps the state list, which asks for no application for ordinary repairs or finish work, and adds only that a zoning permit may apply to some exempt items. Rot that reaches a structural beam or a load-bearing support is past that line and gets a permit and an engineer, which we tell you on the call.
All of Pasadena from our Glendale office, including Bungalow Heaven, Madison Heights, the Arroyo, Linda Vista, San Rafael, East Pasadena and Hastings Ranch, plus Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, La Cañada Flintridge, Sierra Madre and Arcadia. Call 747-298-8227 to confirm your address.
Tell us where the wood has gone soft, or text a photo, and we call back with a written price and a time. Calling is still faster: 747-298-8227.
Priced in writing before we start, rebuilt to last, warranted in writing.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
