Fascia, sills, wood siding and deck boards cut out and rebuilt with sound wood, from an office in town. Priced in writing before we start.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair rebuilds rotted and termite-damaged wood on Walnut Creek homes from an office in Walnut Creek itself, on Quail Court: the fascia behind a gutter that overflowed all winter, the redwood siding on a Parkmead ranch house, a sill under the oaks in Saranap, a deck on the Northgate hills, the balcony trim on a Rossmoor unit. Each piece is cut back to sound wood, rebuilt, primed on every face, painted to match and sealed, with the gutter end or the sprinkler that caused it fixed. A licensed pest company treats the termites; we rebuild what they ate, in that order. The price is in writing before anything starts. Since 2023 the Quail Court office has sent technicians on 627 repair visits to 225 Walnut Creek homes.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced in writing before we start.
Winter rain and summer sun, in that order: Walnut Creek's storms soak the end grain from November to March, then four months of heat check the paint so the next storm gets in deeper. We cut back to sound wood, rebuild with the same profile, prime, 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 & SealedOur office is ten minutes from any of these. A fascia board, a sill or a run of siding is priced on the call, in writing; a deck, a balcony or a rebuild into framing gets a look first and a written scope.
We answer in under three rings and get you priced and scheduled in minutes.
A clear, written quote with upfront pricing. You approve before work begins.
Kaminskiy-certified pros finish the job with a workmanship warranty.
Every rot and termite damage repair carries our one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, and is done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
Walnut Creek gets its water in one season and its heat in another. The storms from November to March run off the roof, past the gutter end and into the fascia, the sills and the bottom courses of siding, and under the oaks in Parkmead, Saranap and Walnut Heights that wood stays wet into May. Then the summer sun bakes the south and west walls until the paint checks and the caulk pulls off the stucco, and the next winter gets in further. The fix is sound wood, primed on every face, and the water path closed.
The termite that does the damage here is the western subterranean kind: it lives in the soil, needs moisture, builds mud tubes up a foundation or a post to reach the wood, and swarms on a clear afternoon after a soaking rain. Drywood termites are rarer this far north than in Southern California. Under the oaks, carpenter ants move into wood that is already wet and rotting and push out sawdust; they do not eat the wood, they hollow it. A licensed pest company treats whichever it is; we rebuild the wood after, in the right order.
Paint over soft wood seals the water in, and the rot keeps going behind the new color. We cut the board back until the probe stops sinking, splice or replace it with the same profile, back-prime the new piece, caulk the joint and paint it to match, so the repair reads as original and the water has no way back in.
Clear the gutters and check the downspout ends in October, before the first storm. Keep the sprinklers off the siding and the soil below the bottom board. Under the oaks, cut back what touches the house and let the sun reach the wall. Repaint the sunny walls before the paint fails, not after.
Ranch houses with redwood or plywood siding, wood-framed windows and wide eaves, under big oaks that keep the north walls shaded and damp. The bottom courses of siding, the sills and the fascia behind the gutters go first, and subterranean termites travel up the foundation where soil has built up against the wood. We replace the rotted courses, match the profile and the reveal, and get the grade back below the siding.
1970s and 1980s homes on bigger lots, many with decks and patio covers facing the open space and the afternoon sun. The paint checks on the west side, the rain follows it into the fascia and the trim, and deck boards and rail posts go soft at the ends. We rebuild boards and rails where they stand and name a ledger problem before anyone opens a wall.
Condominiums and co-op units from the 1960s through the 1980s with wood balconies, stairs, trim and railings, now under California's balcony inspection law. When the inspection flags soft boards, a rotted post base or trim, we rebuild it and put the scope in writing for the mutual or the board; a rotted ledger goes to the engineer first.
Walnut Creek is one office of a Bay-wide crew; the Bay Area dry rot and wood rot repair page covers the East Bay, the Peninsula and the South Bay, with each city's permit desk 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.
Walnut Creek reads the rule on the strict side. Its Building Division's policy bulletin says a structure is not altered, repaired or replaced without a permit except for the listed work, and the list is finish work like painting, small detached decks and fences, with no line for a repaired board. The state residential code the city builds to adds that ordinary repairs need no application, and never the cutting of a structural beam or a load-bearing support. A fascia board or a sill is that kind of repair; a deck rebuild or rot into framing is not, and we ask the division before a bigger job rather than guess.
A Walnut Creek sale runs on the termite report from a licensed structural pest control company. Section 1 is the visible evidence: active infestation and the damage it caused. Section 2 is the conditions that invite it, like earth against the siding or a leaking gutter. The pest company treats and certifies. The wood on that list, fascia to siding to deck boards, is our work, and they reinspect it when we are done. Send the report with the address and the repairs come back priced from it.
Rossmoor's mutuals and the condo associations along Ygnacio Valley Road and Treat Boulevard fall under California's law on exterior elevated elements: balconies, decks, walkways and their railings on buildings of three or more attached units get an engineer's inspection on a nine-year cycle. Rot the report flags in a railing, a deck board or trim is our lane, and we write the scope for the board. A structural member goes to the engineer first. Single-family Walnut Creek mostly has no association; where one exists, a repair painted to match rarely needs a form.
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Call 925-302-5955Our office is on Quail Court, so a fascia board, a sill or a run of siding is priced on the call and usually on the schedule within days. A deck, a balcony or a rebuild into framing gets a look first and a written scope before anything starts.
Yes, once a licensed pest company has treated the colony. We cut out the eaten sill plates, trim, siding and the framing we can reach, and rebuild it. Treatment and the report stay with the pest company; the carpentry is ours, and we schedule it after them.
It is carpentry: fascia, sills, jambs, trim, siding, deck boards and rail posts, which is what our technicians do all week. Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, so a splice into a rafter tail or a stud is fine too. If a beam or a ledger is involved, you hear that before anyone opens a wall.
Three things: how far the rot runs once the board is opened, how high and how reachable it is (a sill at grade is not a fascia run on a Northgate hillside), and the finish it has to match. Text a photo and the price is in writing before anything is scheduled.
Not for an ordinary repair like a fascia board, a sill or a run of siding; the state code the city builds to asks no application for those, and painting is exempt on the city's own list. A deck, or rot that has reached a beam or a load-bearing support, is past that line and gets a permit, and we tell you on the call.
If the report flagged soft boards, a rotted railing post or damaged trim, yes, and we write the scope for the mutual. A rotted ledger or a structural member goes to the engineer first, and we say so on the call.
Usually. We replace only the courses that went soft, match the profile and the reveal, prime every face and paint or stain to match. If the exact profile is no longer milled, we show you the closest match before we start.
All of Walnut Creek, including Northgate, Rancho San Miguel, Walnut Heights, Parkmead, Civic Park, Saranap, Tice Valley and Rossmoor, plus Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, Alamo, Concord and Orinda. Call 925-302-5955 to confirm your address.
Tell us where the wood has gone soft, or text us a photo. We'll call you back with a price and a time. Calling is still the fastest way: 925-302-5955.
Priced in writing before we start. Kaminskiy-certified technicians. A one-year workmanship warranty on every job.
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.
