How To Repair Wood Trim Around Garage Door

Then pull it off after the filler hardens.

How to repair wood trim around garage door.

Make sure to do your repairs pri. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. Before you lift the trim place any weather stripping you would like to have near or behind the trim to the location you wish. Use this measurement to transfer to the vinyl door trim and then cut them to the correct size as you did in step 3.

Remove the old jamb and trim photo 1 then nail the vinyl jamb to the frame beginning with the top piece photo 2. The rot is often found when homeowners decide to install a. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can. Measure from the bottom of the garage up to the trim along the top of the garage door s header.

Once the trim is cut place one side piece along the edge of the garage door. Dig out any rotten wood. Fill the void with the filler. Ask a friend to help you position the trim above the garage.

Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws. Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2. Use a putty knife or chisel to remove any old caulking or thick layer of paint on the door jamb or siding. Mix up two part automotive filler.

Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it. Fill nail holes with white caulk or exterior wood filler then if desired prime and paint with acrylic latex. Some garage doors are. Use a utility knife to cut through the paint and caulk where the casing meets the door jamb siding and miter joint.

Use a light paint color over white vinyl to keep it from overheating. Insert the tip of a flat crowbar under the trim. Use a flat pry bar to remove the door casing being careful not to damage adjoining surfaces. Like windows cracks and gaps between a door and the siding or threshold permit water to enter making them prime spots for wood rot.

Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. As the filler starts to cure shape it to conform to the molding. Use the tape measure to measure the sides of the garage.