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Timber rot repair in Bondi
Salt mist, intermittent rain, and summer humidity turn Bondi timber into a slow-cooked mess. We splice out rotten sections of window sills, fascia boards, eaves, and door frames, and finish with marine-grade primers built for the coast.
What's included
- ✓Cut-and-splice repair of rotten sills, frames, and trim
- ✓Epoxy consolidation and filling for surface rot
- ✓Replacing fascia, barge boards, and eaves linings
- ✓Marine-grade priming and sealing
How we work
Our timber rot repair process
- 1
Probe and assess
We probe the suspect timber to find the full extent of the rot — paint hides a lot.
- 2
Splice, don't smother
We remove all soft timber and splice in matched stock rather than just filling.
- 3
Coastal finish
Oil-based primer, marine-grade enamel — paints sold at Bondi Bunnings, not generic interior trim.
Local context
If you can see the ocean, you have a salt problem. We've cut rot out of beachfront eaves in North Bondi, deck edges in Tamarama, and window sills in Bronte that lasted twenty years before letting go.
Timber Rot Repair questions, answered
Can rot be filled instead of cut out?
Surface rot up to ~5mm deep, sometimes. Anything structural needs cutting back to sound timber and splicing.Will it just rot again?
Not for years if it's primed and sealed properly. We use oil-based marine primers — generic acrylic primer doesn't last on the coast.
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Window Repair
Bondi windows take more abuse than almost anywhere in Sydney — salt mist, summer sun, and southerly buster gusts. We repair sash windows, sliding aluminium tracks, awning hinges, and timber that's swollen or rotted at the sill.
Deck Repair
Bondi decks suffer the worst of two worlds — sun-baking in summer and salt-misted in winter. We replace rotten boards, refasten lifting screws, repair handrails, and replace bearers when the rot has reached the structure.
Exterior Painting
Beachfront paint jobs fail fast when generic systems are used. We use oil-based primers, salt-tolerant exterior 100% acrylic top coats, and treat any rust on metal trims before we paint over it. Built for Bondi's salt-air microclimate.
Fence Repair & Installation
Replacing rotten posts, swapping out failed palings, rehanging gates that won't latch — most Bondi fence problems can be repaired without ripping out the whole run. New fence runs and gates also covered.
Local & Insured
Timber Rot Repair across Bondi & the Eastern Suburbs
Handyman Bondi is locally owned and based in Bondi. We work daily across the surrounding suburbs — same tradie, same standards, every booking.
See all service areas →- ●Bondi
- ●Bondi Beach
- ●North Bondi
- ●Bondi Junction
- ●Tamarama
- ●Bronte
- ●Waverley
- ●Vaucluse
- ●Rose Bay
- ●Double Bay
- ●Dover Heights
- ●Queens Park
- ●Clovelly
- ●Coogee
- ●Randwick
- ●Paddington