08/12/2026
🐝 Carpenter bees did a number on these French doors, but they weren’t beyond saving!
These beautiful wood doors had several areas of deep damage from carpenter/wood bee activity, along with years of weathering and wear.
Rather than replacing the doors, we restored them:
🔨 Cleaned out the damaged and deteriorated wood
🪵 Stabilized the remaining soft wood with wood hardener
🛠️ Rebuilt and filled the damaged areas
🧰 Sanded the repairs flush and refinished both doors
🎨 Applied a Dark Walnut stain to restore the rich original appearance
✨ Finished everything with a clear protective exterior topcoat to help seal and protect the wood from the elements
A pretty dramatic difference from where we started, I’ll be posting a video soon of the whole process!
Have damaged, weathered, or worn exterior wood that you think might need replacing? It may be repairable.
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