Siding Repair

Mellados Painters is a painting company in Austin. We repair siding before we paint. Cracked boards, rotted trim, and loose panels. Paint cannot fix bad siding, it only hides it. Here is how to tell repair from replacement and what has to happen before the paint.

Soft, spongy siding is rot and has to come out

Press on suspect siding. If it feels soft or crumbles, water has gotten in and the board is rotted through. Rotted siding cannot be painted back to health, it has to be cut out and replaced. Bottom edges, corners, and spots under windows rot first because water sits there. Painting over rot seals the moisture in and the damage spreads.

A few damaged boards get replaced, widespread failure means a bigger job

The amount of damage decides the fix. A handful of cracked or loose boards can be swapped and blended in. But when boards are failing across a whole wall, patching one at a time is a losing battle. Warping, buckling, and gaps that let daylight through point to a wall that needs more than a spot repair. We tell you straight which one you are looking at.

Do you need a permit to replace siding in Texas?

In Texas, small siding repairs usually do not need a permit, but larger replacement work can, and rules vary by city. Your local building office sets the line on when a permit is required. We work within those local rules on bigger jobs. Once the siding is sound, it is ready for exterior painting. We repair siding across Austin and nearby areas.

We are responsible, we do quality work, and we keep you first, from the first rotted board to the finished paint.