Badly Rotted Porch Columns Restored As New
Porch columns or posts often become rotted, especially on corners. It's common for the base to become badly damaged and the top can rot too. These two examples are from an old house and they were in very poor shape. Unfortunately I was unable to source similar replacements and replacing all of the porch columns with new was not in the budget.
Instead, I set about restoring them. In this video I'll go through the entire process and also discuss some of the repair options and tool choices you'll have as you go. I opted for a pegged, open mortise and tenon joint to replace rotted sections with new wood and the repairs worked very well while still staying within budget.