Dry Rot Door Jamb

To replace damaged brick mold door casing.

Dry rot door jamb.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a damaged doorjamb. Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length. My customer had 6 door jambs that had rot in about the same place and size. Remove the rotted jamb by tapping it away from the head jamb and cutting the nails.

Http bit ly dewaltmultitool porter cable multitool. You can mold and shape it to match the original wood profile. You ve noticed some dark spots on the door jamb but the damage is clearly contained to one area. I cut out the rotted area and cut the brick molding a little higher than the removed area.

Use a scrap of the door jamb to scribe the threshold angle transfer the angle to the door stop on the replacement jamb and notch the jamb. Replace the full jamb if the mold has visibly spread through the door jamb causing it to bend or crumble. It takes paint well and won t rot. Here s how to go about repairing it.

Replace the damaged portion of your door jamb with the framesaver jamb bottom and never have to worry about door frame rot again. Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener. These were large double door units and i did not want to remove the unit and replace the complete jamb. Over time rainwater can damage and rot the door jamb and brick mold on an exterior door.

1 remove any nails or screws from the damaged area. It s a fairly inexpensive job with around 50 for parts. Dewalt 20v oscillating multitool my new one. Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop.

Framesaver bottoms provide your door frame lasting protection and uncompromised durability. Video tutorial to show how to fix and replace the common entrance door jamb frame that rots away. Features a composite base that is connected to wood in a finger jointed pattern. Repair the rotted portion if you prod the area with a screwdriver and the wood is soft but intact.

To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool. 2 nail pine 1x4 guide blocks to the doorjamb around the damaged area.