Dry Rot Repair in San Francisco and the Peninsula
Dry rot is the Peninsula's quiet house-eater: fungus working through damp wood under paint that still looks fine. Caught at repair scale, it's a clean fix — cut out the failed sections, splice in matched material, and close the water path that caused it.
Dry Rot Repair · on the tools
- If it’s not right, we make it right — 30-day callback.
- Fully insured and bonded.
- One published member rate — $125/hr.
How we repair dry rot
The repair starts with finding all of it. Rot travels along the grain past what’s visibly soft, so we probe beyond the obvious damage — sills, trim ends, deck ledgers, stair stringers, the underside of anything horizontal — until we hit sound wood. Then the failed sections come out cleanly, back to solid material.
What goes back in matters. We splice in kiln-dried, rot-resistant stock cut to match the original — profile, thickness, grain direction — prime every cut end and joint before assembly, and fasten with exterior-grade hardware. Small voids in otherwise-sound members get consolidated and filled with structural epoxy rather than replaced, which preserves original material where it’s worth preserving.
The repair isn’t finished until the cause is. Rot means water: a failed caulk joint, a gutter dumping at a corner, sprinklers hitting siding, ground contact, a flashing gap. Every repair we close ends with the water path corrected — otherwise you’re renting the fix, not owning it.
Where it shows up around here
Bay-window sills and rear stairs in San Francisco’s fog belt. Beam ends and fascia on mid-century flat roofs in Palo Alto and Sunnyvale. Deck posts and fence lines everywhere the sprinklers run. Window sills under failed paint in the older Peninsula neighborhoods. If you suspect one spot, there’s often a second — the walk-through documents all of it so you can plan the work in order of urgency.
Scope, plainly
- Dry rot & wood-organism section repair — Wood repair work performed with our licensed partner where required.
What this doesn't cover
The limits above are the honest line. Major remodels, permit-requiring work, and full rebuilds are project territory — we'll tell you plainly at the walk-through, and when a job needs a licensed specialty trade we coordinate vetted subs on one invoice.
What it costs
One published member rate — $125/hr — booked in half- or full-day visits. No per-job quotes, no padding. Handled members draw on included monthly hours first. See membership pricing →
There's an app for the list
Snap a photo of the dry rot repair, it lands on your list — we handle the rest.
Common questions
All questions →What happens at the walk-through?
About an hour. We do a light inspection of the property — walking the rooms, documenting your mechanicals and appliances, noting any obvious issues — then sit down with your list and discuss how we can help. That visit starts your home's record.
How do I book a visit? How far out?
Add tasks in the app or by text, then book a half-day or full-day block when you're ready. Members typically get a visit within a week or two; the seasonal rush can stretch that, which is one reason members get priority scheduling.
How do the two plans work?
Annual Membership ($399/yr) is access: the documented walk-through, your list managed by us, priority scheduling, and the crew at $125/hr whenever you book. Handled ($499/mo) is "we run the home": everything in Annual, plus a seasonal care plan we execute in the background and 3 crew hours a month included.
What's included in the membership vs. billed hourly?
The membership covers the walk-through, your home record, list management, and scheduling. Labor is one published rate for everyone — $125/hr. For Handled members the included monthly hours come first; anything beyond bills at the same $125/hr.
Ready to get the dry rot repair handled?
The walk-through is free, and there’s nothing to commit to. We come to you, learn the home, and you decide from there.
Serving San Francisco down the Peninsula to Cupertino
Where we do this work
Dry Rot Repair in San Francisco
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Dry Rot Repair in Palo Alto
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Dry Rot Repair in Sunnyvale
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Dry Rot Repair in Daly City
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Dry Rot Repair in Burlingame
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