Repair Rotted Wood Garage Door

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Repair rotted wood garage door.

Some garage doors are. How to repair damaged wood. How to use epoxy on wood for repairs. Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown.

Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it. While many treated decking boards are. Dig out any rotten wood. It is not uncommon to see rotted wood garage doors.

To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool. It is advisable to inspect your door regularly to identify signs of rotting. The most susceptible areas of the rotting are the door frame and panels. The first step to begin to repair is to sand down and remove any paint or lacquer finish from the surface of the wood to expose the wood composite or solid wood body of the door.

2 cut through marked line with oscillating multi tool. Fit the new piece of panel into the hole and use caulk and finish nails to attach the quarter round back around the interior of the panel to secure it in place. Wood needs to be treated regularly with waterproof paint. Use a hand held sander with a medium to rough grit sandpaper to remove the exterior surface and any peeling and flaking paint.

1 mark lower 12 16 on door jamb with straight line using combination square and pencil. Caulk around the exterior side of the panel for added protection. Once the old door frame is removed the rot is visible in the wood framing. Mix up two part automotive filler.

After the filler hardens sand it smooth with the surface. Paint and prime the new piece of panel. Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife. Insert the tip of a flat crowbar under the trim.

Watch this video to find out more. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can. Fortunately fixing a rotted garage door is easy as long as you stop it early.