{"id":223497,"date":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/how-to-protect-the-exterior-of-your-house-from-wood-rot-during-this-crazy-el-nino-season\/"},"modified":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T08:00:00","slug":"how-to-protect-the-exterior-of-your-house-from-wood-rot-during-this-crazy-el-nino-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/how-to-protect-the-exterior-of-your-house-from-wood-rot-during-this-crazy-el-nino-season\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo proteger el exterior de tu casa de la pudrici\u00f3n de la madera durante esta loca temporada de El Ni\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Jeff A. Mudd | Reparaci\u00f3n al mejor precio<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The normally chipper weathermen and women on the local San Diego news channels having been sounding the drums of war for the last few months. \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o is coming!\u201d they\u2019ve cried. And so it has come, drenching San Diego in buckets of rainfall that doesn\u2019t show any sign of letting up. This super storm system (also dubbed \u201cDarth Ni\u00f1o\u201d in the popular press) has been continually compared to the devastating 1997-98 El Ni\u00f1o season that caused floods, mudslides and half-a-billion dollars in damage in California.<\/p>\n

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By Jeff A. Mudd | Best-Rate Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are you prepared for this year\u2019s El Ni\u00f1o? What about the exterior of your house? Just as a lifetime of sunshine can wear down wood, water can be highly damaging as well, leading to expensive wood rot. Though the rain has already started to fall, you can still take some quick action to protect your home the next time the sun comes out and gives you a few hours of leeway.<\/p>\n

Here are three steps you should take ASAP to protect the exterior of your home and prevent wood rot during this severe El Ni\u00f1o season:<\/p>\n

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  1. Repaint the exterior wood trim of your home<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Over time, especially under the normally unrelenting sunshine of California, exterior paint will develop small cracks. This isn\u2019t usually a problem, but there\u2019s nothing usual about this year\u2019s El Ni\u00f1o. These small cracks in the paint on exterior wood trim can allow water to soak into your wood. It\u2019s practically an invitation to wood rot as well as termite invasion. Additionally, when the sun finally does come back out, it will dry out your soggy boards, which could lead to unsightly paint bubbles. Give your exterior wood trim a fresh coat of paint today and keep that water out!<\/p>\n

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    1. Examine your caulking compound<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The normally hot, dry weather of San Diego has a tendency to suck all the moisture out of caulking compound, causing it to shrink and crack. I bet you can guess what will happen when a bunch of rain enters the picture. That\u2019s right, the water will seep right through the openings giving your wood a bath it really doesn\u2019t need. If you notice cracks in your caulking compound, then you\u2019ll need to re-caulk where appropriate. However, this can be tricky. San Diego has already been hit with a bunch of rain. If your wood is already damp, you don\u2019t want to re-caulk and seal in all that moisture. You\u2019ll need to wait until the wood is completely dry before you re-caulk.<\/p>\n

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      1. Check balcony and deck slopes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Make sure that when rain hits your deck or balcony that it flows away from the walls of your home and into a drainage system. If you notice that patches of your balcony or deck are soggy even after other areas have dried out or if you see standing water, then you\u2019ve got a problem. One quick fix is to pull all of your outdoor furniture and accessories off the deck or balcony so that they don\u2019t trap water or interfere with water flow.<\/p>\n

        If you suspect wood rot, contact a wood repair company like Reparaci\u00f3n al mejor precio<\/a> right away. Our El Ni\u00f1o season is far from over, and if wood rot has set in, it will only get worse if you ignore it! Give us a call today, and we\u2019ll be happy to perform wood rot repairs on your home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        By Jeff A. Mudd | Best-Rate Repair The normally chipper weathermen and women on the local San Diego news channels having been sounding the drums of war for the last few months. \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o is coming!\u201d they\u2019ve cried. And so it has come, drenching San Diego in buckets of rainfall that doesn\u2019t show any sign […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":222547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11548","_seopress_titles_title":"How to protect the exterior of your house from wood rot during this crazy El Ni\u00f1o season","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11569,11548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-advice","category-la-mesa-courier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}