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This is rot in the plywood, OSB, or board sheathing behind the siding, and sometimes in the sill plate the wall sits on. From the street, the siding can look fine while the structure behind it is soft or crumbling.

Atlanta's long humid stretches keep wall cavities damp, and storms push rain past aging caulk and trim. Many 1920s bungalows were built with no housewrap at all. Many 1980s–90s homes have OSB with very little protection. Missing kick-out flashing at roof-wall intersections sends water straight into the wall, and clogged gutters under the tree canopy overflow onto the siding. Rot like this often goes unnoticed for years until the old siding comes off.

• Soft or spongy spots when you press on the siding
• Rippling or bowing courses
• Stains below roof-wall intersections
• Peeling paint on interior walls next to exterior walls
• Musty smells in closets on outside walls
• Floor sag along exterior walls

We find this most often on Kirkwood, Grant Park, and West End bungalows, and on 1980s–90s subdivision homes in Smyrna and Chamblee. It's worst under windows and below gutters on shaded elevations.

We remove the siding, cut out and replace the rotted sheathing or sill sections, install a new water-resistive barrier and flashing, then re-side. Repairs are priced per unit so you know the cost up front.

Hardboard siding from the 1980s and 90s, including Masonite and early Louisiana-Pacific products, is made of pressed wood fibers. Once water gets in, it swells, flakes apart in layers, and eventually turns to mush at the edges.

Hardboard only stays protected while its paint and caulk are intact. Atlanta's humidity, 50 inches of rain, and repeated winter freeze-thaw cycles break that protection down quickly. Drip edges and butt joints absorb water, swell, and pull away from the wall. Once a board starts to swell, painting over it won't fix it, and the damage spreads to neighboring boards and the OSB behind them.

• Swollen, mushroomed bottom edges
• Bubbling or flaking surface
• Visible fiber texture where paint has failed
• Gaps and lifted ends at butt joints
• Fungus or soft spots near grade
• Nail heads sunk into soft board

Common in 1980s–90s neighborhoods around Smyrna, North Druid Hills, Chamblee, and parts of East Point. It's usually worst on north and east walls shaded by mature trees.

Full replacement is usually best. We remove the hardboard, repair the sheathing, add proper housewrap, and install fiber cement or engineered wood that stands up to Atlanta moisture.

This covers panels blown off or cracked, dents from hail, and impact damage from falling limbs. It leaves openings where wind-driven rain can get straight into the wall.

Metro Atlanta gets hail several times a year in the March–May severe-weather season. Hurricane remnants like Zeta and straight-line winds rip off loose, aging panels. The dense canopy that earned Atlanta the nickname 'City in a Forest' also means falling limbs. Brittle aluminum and early vinyl on mid-century ranches crack easily, and after big storms, out-of-state storm chasers show up looking for quick insurance work.

• Missing or flapping panels
• Round dents in aluminum or metal
• Cracked or holed vinyl, often on the windward side
• Limb impact marks or punctures
• Water stains inside after storms
• Loose J-channel or trim

Ranch neighborhoods in Forest Park, Hapeville, College Park, and Belvedere Park often have older aluminum and vinyl. Wooded lots in Vinings and Brookhaven take more limb strikes.

We cover openings quickly, photograph and document the damage for your insurance claim, match the existing profile and color where possible, and repair or re-side the affected elevations.

This is decay in window and door casings, corner boards, fascia, and rake boards. These are the wood parts that frame the siding and handle the most water runoff.

Trim and fascia sit right where water collects, behind gutters, under windows, and at the bottom of corners. Atlanta's frequent rain, overflowing leaf-clogged gutters, and damp shade keep that wood wet. Freeze-thaw cycles then open joints and split paint. Clay soils shrink and swell, shifting foundations enough to open gaps at corner boards and let more water in.

• Soft wood you can push a screwdriver into
• Peeling or blistered paint on trim
• Gaps between trim and siding
• Fascia sagging behind gutters
• Dark staining at corners
• Gutters pulling away from the house

Found on almost every house type, but especially Craftsman bungalows in Candler Park and East Atlanta Village and older ranches in East Point. Fascia behind gutters under oak and pine canopy is a constant trouble spot.

We replace rotted trim and fascia with rot-resistant PVC or fiber cement trim, or with matching wood where historic rules require it, and we seal and flash every joint properly.

Carpenter bees drill perfectly round half-inch holes into fascia and trim. Subterranean and Formosan termites eat wood siding and framing from the ground up.

Georgia is a very heavy termite-pressure state. Wood siding that sits close to grade, often below today's clearance standards on older homes, gives termites an easy path in. Carpenter bees go after unpainted or weathered softwood fascia every spring, and woodpeckers often tear open the trim afterward to get at the larvae.

• Round holes on the undersides of fascia or trim
• Sawdust piles below
• Yellow staining under the holes
• Mud tubes on foundations
• Hollow-sounding siding near grade
• Woodpecker damage in trim

We see it constantly on cedar and pine trim in Decatur's Oakhurst, Avondale Estates, and Scottdale, and on wood-sided lower courses of older ranches in Candler-McAfee and Panthersville.

We remove the damaged wood, coordinate with your pest control provider, restore proper grade clearance, and install fiber cement or PVC trim that bees and termites can't eat.

This means green or black growth on shaded walls and orange staining along the lower courses where red Georgia clay splashes up during rain.

Under the tree canopy, many walls hardly ever dry out completely. Combined with Atlanta's dew points, that creates good conditions for mildew and algae. Heavy rain on bare clay beds splashes orange soil onto the bottom few feet of siding. Most of this is cosmetic, but constant dampness shortens paint life and can hide early rot.

• Green film on north-facing walls
• Black specks on trim
• Orange band along the bottom courses
• Moss in shaded corners
• Chalky, faded paint
• Stains that come back after washing

Heavily shaded lots in Druid Hills, Morningside, Virginia-Highland, and Vinings are the worst. Clay staining shows up wherever beds are bare or downspouts dump water near the foundation.

We assess whether it's a surface issue or an early moisture problem, correct grade clearance, and recommend materials with factory finishes, like ColorPlus Hardie, that resist growth.

This is older vinyl or aluminum siding that has chalked, faded, buckled from heat, cracked from cold impacts, or worked loose from its fasteners.

Atlanta's strong UV and long hot season break down cheap vinyl. Dark colors warp on south and west walls, and reflections from neighbors' low-E windows can melt localized spots. Aluminum installed over mid-century homes in the 1960s–70s is now dented and chalky. Brittle panels crack when hail hits them cold, and discontinued colors make patch repairs hard to blend.

• Wavy or buckled panels
• Chalky residue on your hand
• Uneven fading between walls
• Panels sliding loose
• Cracks around fasteners
• Melt marks shaped like window reflections

Very common on ranches in Forest Park, College Park, Hapeville, Clarkston, and Belvedere Park, and on 1990s subdivisions in Smyrna and Chamblee where builder-grade vinyl was standard.

For small areas, we source the closest matching profile and color. When patches won't blend, we recommend re-siding with heavier insulated vinyl or fiber cement.