Cedar Siding Repair in Seattle
Rot at window sills, split boards, woodpecker damage, finish failure — cedar is beautiful siding, but the PNW tests it harder than anywhere. Rainwood Construction provides cedar siding repair across Seattle and the Greater Seattle area: we find the moisture source, repair the structure, and restore the wall so the fix lasts rather than buying time before the same problem returns.
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Why Cedar Fails Faster Here Than Anywhere Else
Cedar has natural rot resistance — thujaplicins in the heartwood repel fungi and insects. But “resistant” isn’t “immune.” Eight months of PNW rain overwhelms what thujaplicins can handle if the wall behind doesn’t drain and dry.
Most common cedar siding repair we do: window sills and bottom courses. Missing pan flashing lets water pool behind trim. No kick-out diverter sends runoff down the face. Bottom boards under 6″ from grade wick ground splash into end grain. Within 3–5 years the cedar softens. Within 7–8 it’s punky.
Then finish failure. Cedar tannins bleed through paint — especially without back-prime or when galvanized nails react with wood acids. Stain fades on south elevations in 2–3 years instead of 5. Once finish fails, UV breaks down lignin and moisture gets in faster. Rot accelerates from maintenance issue to structural.
What Cedar Siding Repairs Cost in Seattle
Spot cedar siding repair in Seattle — a few rotted lap boards with sound sheathing — runs $500–1,500. Pull bad boards, check WRB, re-flash if needed, install CVG cedar, stainless nails, prime, stain. A day’s work. Cedar shake siding repair costs more — each shake is individual, you can’t slide in a replacement like lap. Shake repair runs $800–2,500 for a localized area depending on coursing and accessibility. Structural cedar siding rot repair jumps to $2,000–6,000 per area when rot has passed through into sheathing or framing. Full elevation strip and re-side: $6,000–18,000 depending on profile and condition. Rainwood Construction scopes after opening the wall. Cedar siding repairs quoted from outside miss what the wood is hiding.
Our Cedar Siding Repair Services in Seattle
What Rainwood Construction covers for cedar siding repair projects.
Cedar Lap Board Replacement & Repair
Remove rotted or split bevel boards, inspect sheathing and WRB, install CVG cedar matched to profile and reveal. Every board back-primed on all six sides with oil-based primer. Stainless ring-shank nails only — galvanized reacts with tannins and leaves black streaks within one season.
Cedar Shake Siding Repair
Hand-split shakes curl, crack along grain, and lose pieces rather than softening evenly. We remove damaged shakes, check felt interlayer and sheathing, then weave in replacements matched by thickness and exposure. Done right, the patch disappears into the wall.
Cedar Shingle Siding Repair
Sawn faces, tighter courses, more uniform look. Cedar shingle siding repair means pulling shingles without disturbing neighbors, slipping in replacements, blind-nailing. On double-coursed walls we match the offset. Tedious. Worth it — bad shingle patches show from across the street.
Cedar Siding Rot Repair
When rot passes through into sheathing or framing, we cut back to dry wood, sister studs, install new sheathing, WRB, and proper flashing — then cedar goes back on. We trace the water entry point before touching the cladding. Cedar over the same bad flashing is a guaranteed callback.
Woodpecker Damage Repair
Woodpeckers target cedar because insects bore into finish-failed boards. Filler doesn't hold in cedar — we replace affected boards, back-prime, and finish immediately. If activity is widespread, the insect problem gets addressed first or the new boards attract the same damage.
Vertical Cedar Siding Repair
Vertical cedar fails at horizontal joints and bottom end grain where caulk splits and water sits. We replace rotted boards, re-caulk every horizontal joint with elastomeric sealant rated for wood movement, and back-prime all six sides before reinstall. If rot has reached the sheathing, we open it, fix the structure, and close with cedar matched to the existing profile.
Rainwood also offers interior renovations. Contact us to discuss your project.
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COMMON PROBLEMS WE FIX
Common Cedar Siding Repair Problems We Fix Across Seattle
Why Seattle Homeowners Choose Rainwood for Cedar Siding Repair
Fix cedar siding wrong and the new boards rot the same way the old ones did. Stainless nails, back-prime on six sides, flashing at every transition — these aren’t upgrades. They’re the baseline for cedar siding repair in Seattle’s climate. Rainwood Construction opens the wall, finds the moisture path, and closes it with detailing that holds for years rather than seasons.
- Stainless ring-shank nails on every cedar repair — no galvanized, no tannin bleed
- CVG cedar matched to existing profile, back-primed all sides before install
- Flashing correction at every structural repair — the water entry gets fixed, not just the rot
- Written scope with photos after damage assessment — you see what we found
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Our Recent Projects
Browse through some of our recent siding installations and repairs across the Greater Seattle area.
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How Our Seattle Cedar Siding Repair Process Works
From first contact to final walkthrough, we make siding projects straightforward and stress-free.
Request a Quote
Call or use the form. Tell us what you see — soft spots, peeling stain, woodpecker holes, black streaks. Photos help us plan.
Damage Assessment
Pull boards at the affected area. Moisture meter on sheathing, probe framing if readings are high. Written report with photos.
Clear Scope & Schedule
Board replacement, structural repair if needed, flashing correction, finish plan. Spot repairs: 1–3 days. Structural or elevation re-side: 5–12 days.
Repair & Closeout
Structure and flashing first, then WRB, siding, finish. Every replacement board primed and stained or painted on site. Walkthrough before we leave.
Ready to Get Started?
Contact us today for a free on-site assessment. We’re here to help protect your home.
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425-750-1025
Email us
Anatoliy@rainwoodconstruction.com
Visit us
12310 Hwy 99, Everett, WA 98204
Hours
Mon-Fri 9:00 am–6:00 pm, Sat 11:00 am–5:00 pm, Sun Closed
FAQ
Push on suspect areas — spongy means rot has penetrated. Limited damage at windows or bottom courses: spot repair. When rot covers 40%+ of an elevation with compromised sheathing, stripping and re-siding is cleaner. We assess and give you both options with costs.
Because the water entry was never fixed. Most common: missing or failed flashing at windows, doors, roof-to-wall. Replacing rotted boards without correcting flashing gives water the same path back in. We fix the source before closing the wall.
Yes, but labor-intensive. Each piece is hand-placed, removing one without damage requires cutting hidden nails with a slate ripper. We weave in replacements matched by thickness and exposure. Stained walls: color difference fades within one weather cycle. Painted: match is immediate.
Every 3–5 years on most Seattle-area homes, depending on exposure. South and west elevations fade fastest — UV breaks down the stain film before moisture does. A semi-transparent penetrating stain outlasts a solid stain on rough-sawn cedar because it soaks into the grain rather than forming a surface film that peels. Signs it’s overdue: water no longer beads on the surface, the wood looks grey or chalky, or you’re seeing small cracks forming along the grain. Repairing cedar siding and then restaining immediately is the right sequence — new boards need finish within two weeks of install or the surface weathers and won’t absorb stain evenly.