They fired the other carpenter for this... I have to fix it.

Bondo and sand. Plus you coulda at least putty filled the screws and the joints and sand them down for a more finished example.

Total Boat Thixo - or some other epoxy filler.

i would've just made it a bigger hole and slapped a soffit vent cover over it, attics needs to breath. Honestly even if you were trying to fix the cuts, just use filler lmao

Make that money

My guess is he used to be an accountant and decided to become a carpenter. 🤔

The ugly cuts were a poor attempt to not use pre-made vents, right? So just cut out like you did and size it for the required vent. Install and it looks great!!! Nice idea to replace the "damaged" wood soffit but you don't address the replacement venting??????

Looks like you’ve created more work than you were presented with initially.

I'd love to know how much you charged for this repair.

Littler bondo and paint and move on ?

Why can't you fill this with 3M Marine Premium Filler?

jsut fill it with paintable wood fill?
then paint?

actually, just fill it from the attic side, then no need to paint

Do you know any good carpenter in san antonio tx. 🤔 👀

Looks like a fill and paint job to me.
Its high too, never see it.

Some people don’t realise that sanding bondo isn’t a easy task when you’re two storey high. What Richard did makes more sense and is more time efficient.

The more I thought about this the more I thought that this repair was overly complicated. Woodepox from Abatron is def the way to go. Home restorers have been using this product for well over 20 years. Solid product. "Everything looks like a nail to a hammer."

I’ve done similar fixes to this one. The best solution I found was to create a jig sized to work for all of the Dutchman’s and use a half inch router with a pattern bit to route the problem area. While one guy is routing, one or two other helpers can be milling and installing the Dutchman’s. For this task, figure a 1/2” depth for the router and glue the dutchys in with a couple 23 gauge pin nails. The 1/2” depth could be done with one pass with the right router

Nice solution!

The path of least resistance is the path of least reward.
I.e.: Love your elaborate, elegant solution. To-day I learned that furring strips are not just for drywall!

All the DIYers in the comment section whose full time job is staring at a computer screen all day telling you how they would've done it smh

bond is perfect for this

Nice job, though we all love bondo I like your solution and will last.

overkill bro. now you have outer scab cuts to fill.....

wtf are you doing? Wood filler, bondo , epoxy. You’re creating waaaay more work and future problems. You have no clue what you’re doing. Completely idiotic. Turned a $1000 job into a $10000 fir No good reason.

Omg. Instead of using a quality filler to fill the kerfs he makes a bunch of screw holes and butt joints that need filler. High as a kite.

Lmfao. This dude actually said “Simple solution here. “
This is just idiotic.

Should of just filled the kerfs. Lol

When the job is so simple that you need to make it look harder just to pad the invoice lol

Huh? Why so complicated ? Would have just bought soffit vents rectangular or round pop them in and done . Im really confused why that is being so overdone and overthought ?

Fill with wood putty or bondo, paint and done!

You don't use Bondo on would use a putty which is a dry mix it's called strong man that is the best thing to patch that with sands real easy

Why not just fill the cuts? And sand them

Make it make it! Make that t-shirt 😆 You will never again get to experience the daily grind 🤭 I initially thought the fix was to have a cut out for a real metal vent insert / box. Instead the fix was to bring it back to its original non-vented aspect. Like @garysurovec states Bondo, Sandpaper, Paint - the easy fix but I reckon you like a proper fix ☝

Spray foam, let it set up, carve it back a bit, fill it with bondo, sand, paint. Profit.

Youve been doing carpentry for a while but its obvious you were never trained by a real carpenter. Bondo and paint would have done the job and would have taken way less time. Just like when i watched your video of you making a shiplap wall with t&g and all your seams popped out only for you to fill them again so that they can pop again since t&g is not ship lap lol. I like your videos but sometimes you make me laugh lol 😂

Bondo,sand and paint,

Bondo wood filler or Durhams putty would have permanently filled the cuts.

Im just not understanding why it doesn't need ventilation. Even if its cathedral ceilings and finished to the rafters. Wouldnt you still need the soffit vent, and baffles going up to ridge vent?

Good simple solution

This reminds me of the old saying that if you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. 🤷‍♂️
The painters were probably booked and didn’t want to spend a day patching someone else’s bs. Those crosscuts are going to have to have much more precise patching/fill.

I’m with the rest. Simply fill the slots with filler sand and paint. Completely gone after it’s painted.

Man, your portable scaffold scares the crap out of me, no safety rails that high up?

The other carpenter might have "got fired" but he'll be back. Builders take anyone they can get and they bring people back all the time

Fill the saw kerfs repaint,

I'm wondering why they fired the other Carpenter that looks hideous

Dude why don't you just bondo top off with woodfiller sand prime 2 coat paint and done

I thought I was missing something. Does he not know how to patch?

Bondo wood filler, gorilla wood filler, or any brand you prefer.

Bondo is rock solid but can be messy. Have to work quick with the hardener and over filling needs to be chiseled and sanded.

For this the Gorilla wood filler or the minwax equivalent putty filler is qiuck. Applied with fingers are putty knife, dries in as little as 5 minutes (sometimes longer, about 20 min. max I'd say) and becomes rock solid as well. Sand, add primer and paint. Done!

No one would ever know even from inches away. If you can't do that you need to practice more or try doing something else.

Make a router jig that covers where the lines are cut. Set depth to the thickness of a piece of 1/4” ply. Glue on, bonds joints, sand and finish.

After reading all these comments I’m going to make a shirt that says “just caulk it.” I bet it would sell like crazy 😂