Replacing Rotting Exterior Door Frame

Use a polyester filler to rebuild rotted or damaged wood.

Replacing rotting exterior door frame. Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length. Remove the rotted jamb by tapping it away from the head jamb and cutting the nails. It takes paint well and won t rot. It features a patented pvc bottom right at the point where moisture rot and mold threaten most wood jamb kits.

Seal all cracks around exterior doors and windows with caulk. The pvc bottom is factory joined to a primed wood frame that can be drilled sanded and finished just like wood. Delivers lasting maintenance free protection. Restore the missing areas of the door jamb by cutting your own replacement piece or filling the space with an epoxy wood filler.

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. Scrape away old hardened caulk and replace it with fresh caulk. Apply wood preservative to the end grain of the casing. You can mold and shape it to match the original wood profile.

Rotten door casing and jamb. Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop. You can often repair damaged nonstructural wood such as molding siding or trim on your home by filling the damaged area with automotive body filler. Exterior door casings that are exposed to the elements often rot at the bottom due to the absorption of rainwater through the wood s end grain.

To prevent rot when replacing outside door casings such as brick mold use casing made from plastic composite material. Framesaver s composite bottom never warps wicks molds or rots and even resists insects. If wood casing is used. Replace the damaged portion of your door jamb with the framesaver jamb bottom and never have to worry about door frame rot again.

Product overview the ever jamb is the answer for an affordable rot resistant door frame kit.