What can you do to fill in where wood has rotted.
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the board around my pole holding up my porch has started to rot.
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Would need to be replaced. They usually rot from inside out. Any patch or repair would only be on the surface.
You can fix it if you cut it well above the rotten section and dig out the bottom section. I did this with a porch support in between my cement porch and the roof. I formed my own cement pad, but you can put in a pre-cast concrete pad. Be sure to brace the porch when doing this. If it is water damage this should correct the problem if you get well above the rotted section. If it's termites...well that is a whole new problem that will take a professional.
Here is a site that shows how to do this. Use the second description using the pre-cast concrete pad. If you are good at doing your own cement work you could use the first one. https://www.permacolumn.com/products/post-replacement
There are lots of other sites doing this same thing. Google it! Or try the site above. Google is your friend when it comes to home repairs and saving money! :-)