One of my past customers wanted me to look at the man door to his garage. The bottom of the door jambs were rotten and held together mostly by paint. During heavy rain, water found its way inside the garage and was making puddles on the floor.
Clearly, the door jambs were in bad shape and needed to be replaced. But with what? My customer and I discussed several different options but decided to use PVC trim boards to make the repair.
Once the materials were purchased and transported to the job site, the first order of business was to remove the casing from around the door and begin to cut out the rotten wood.
Once the damaged areas were removed, new PVC boards were cut to fit each side of the door. This is tedious, time-consuming work that requires patience and a well-thought-out plan. As each modification to the new PVC pieces was made, they were placed into position to ensure a good tight fit.
Once the new door jambs were fabricated, it was time to screw them into place, using shims to maintain proper clearances around the door itself.
The new pieces were made weather-tight using wood filler, spray foam, and caulking. The joint between the existing wood door jamb and the new PVC pieces were sanded until smooth.
New door casing was cut to size and attached to the inside of the door frame. The miter joints were caulked, nail holes filled and sanded smooth. Finally, the surfaces were primed and painted to match the existing.
The repair looked really good. And most importantly, there’s no water inside the garage during heavy rain!
As always, thanks for reading about this project. I hope you enjoyed the post and learned something new.
If you’re in the Oviedo, Florida area and have a project you really don’t want to tackle yourself, I would be happy to stop by, take a look at what you have going on, and discuss possible options that might work for you.
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