Fascia, siding, window sills and porch wood that never dried out, cut out and rebuilt with sound wood, sealed against the humidity. Priced in writing before we start.
BBBAccredited BusinessHouston wood never fully dries, and Kaminskiy Care and Repair rebuilds what that does to it: the fascia and soffits under a roof that sees fifty inches of rain a year, the lap siding and corner boards on the Heights bungalows, the sills and jamb bottoms that stay damp from April to October, the porch posts, deck boards and railings. We also rebuild what Formosan and native termites eat, after a licensed pest company has treated. Each piece is cut back to sound wood, primed on every face, painted and sealed, with the water path fixed. The price is in writing before anything starts.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced in writing before we start.
Fifty inches of rain, summer humidity near ninety percent and the most aggressive termite in Texas: that is why Houston wood goes soft. We cut back to sound wood, rebuild with the same profile, seal every face and every joint, and fix the gutter or the grade that kept it wet.
AFTERBEFORE
Fascia & Eaves
Window Sills
Door Jambs & Casings
Trim & Siding
Termite Damage Rebuilds
Deck Boards & Railings
Stairs & Posts
Primed, Painted & SealedIn this climate a soft spot does not stay small. A Kaminskiy-certified technician prices most Houston fascia, siding, sill and jamb repairs on the call, in writing; termite damage behind a wall or a porch rebuild 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 Houston rot and termite damage repair.
Water that never leaves. Houston gets the rain of a rainforest and the humidity to keep the wood wet after it, so any joint that opens, any gutter that overflows and any board that touches the ground stays damp for months. Rot starts at the bottom of the siding, the end of the fascia and the base of every post, and the paint film is the only thing slowing it down. The fix is sound wood, sealed on every face, with the water path closed.
The Formosan subterranean termite was first found in Texas in 1956 near the Houston Ship Channel, and Harris County is still its home ground. It swarms at night from early May through June, builds carton nests in the soil and can build an aerial nest inside a wall where there is moisture, so a wet wall is a termite wall. The native eastern subterranean termite and the Gulf Coast drywood termite are here too. A licensed pest company treats; we rebuild what they ate.
Paint over wet wood seals the water in and the rot keeps going behind it. We cut the board back to sound wood, replace it with the same profile, prime every face including the end grain, caulk and paint, so the repair sheds water instead of holding it.
Oversize gutters and keep them clear, run the downspouts well away from the house, keep soil, mulch and flower beds below the bottom of the siding, trim the plants back off the walls so air moves, and recaulk the sill and trim joints every few years. On a Houston house, the dry season is the time to do all of it.
Bungalows and cottages from the 1910s through the 1940s with wood siding, porches, wood-framed windows and pier-and-beam floors, many in historic districts. The bottom courses of siding and the porch posts go first, sills stay damp, and termites come up through the crawl space. We splice new wood into old, match the profile and reveal, and keep the street face as the district expects it.
Brick ranches and two-stories from the 1950s through the 1980s with wood fascia, soffits, trim, patio covers and garage door jambs. The fascia behind the gutter fails first, the soffit panels follow, and the jamb on the slab wicks water. We rebuild the boards, match the color and fix the gutter end or the drip edge that let the water in.
Newer homes with brick or fiber-cement fronts and wood where it still shows: fascia, trim, porch columns, deck boards and fence-side posts. Association standards and deed restrictions apply, so we photograph the profile and the color and match both, and fix the sprinkler head or the grade that kept the wood wet.
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.
Houston treats painting and similar finish work as exempt from a permit, and puts a repair that replaces existing building elements with matching materials on its Residential Repair Permit, a permit the city issues without plan review when the new materials match or are equivalent to the old. A small fascia or trim repair is where most rot work falls; a rebuild that replaces rafters, studs or a deck ledger is a structural repair and gets the permit and an inspection. We tell you which on the call and pull it when the job needs it.
A Houston sale comes with the Texas Official Wood Destroying Insect Report from an inspector licensed by the Texas Department of Agriculture in the termite and wood destroying insect category. It reports visible evidence of active or previous infestation, prior treatment and conducive conditions, and warns that concealed damage may not be found, which in a Formosan house is worth taking seriously. The pest company treats; we rebuild the wood on the list. Send the report with the address and we price from it.
Houston has no zoning, so the rules live in deed restrictions and association standards in Kingwood, Clear Lake, Memorial and the planned communities, where a repair painted to match rarely needs a form. The Heights, Woodland Heights and the other historic districts review exterior changes; an in-kind repair of siding or trim is maintenance, and we check with the city before a bigger job.
Reviewed by Sergei Kaminskiy, founder, November 7, 2026.
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Call 409-254-4644Call in the morning and most fascia, siding, sill and jamb repairs are priced before lunch and scheduled within days. Termite damage behind a wall or a porch rebuild gets a look first and a written scope.
Yes, after a licensed pest company has treated the colony. We open the wall, cut out the eaten trim, sills and the framing we can reach, and rebuild it. If the damage has reached a beam or a load-bearing wall, we say so before anyone goes further, and the treatment and the report stay with the pest company.
Yes. Siding, trim, sills, porch posts and deck boards are carpentry, and Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, so a splice into a porch beam or a rafter tail is fine too. A beam that carries the roof gets named before anyone opens it up.
How much wood has to come out, whether it is siding at grade or fascia two stories up, and what the finish has to match. Humidity means the rot usually runs further than it looks, so we price from a photo and confirm the number in writing once the board is open.
Painting and finish work are exempt. A like-for-like repair of existing building elements goes on the city's Residential Repair Permit, issued without plan review when the materials match; a structural repair that replaces rafters or studs needs that permit and an inspection. We tell you which on the call.
Usually not. We replace the bottom courses and the corner boards that went soft, match the profile and the reveal, prime every face and paint, and leave the sound siding alone. Then we get the mulch and the grade back below the siding so it stays dry.
All of Houston, including the Heights, Montrose, Memorial, Spring Branch, Meyerland, Kingwood and Clear Lake, plus Bellaire, Pearland, Sugar Land, Katy, Cypress, Pasadena and The Woodlands. Call 409-254-4644 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: 409-254-4644.
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.
