Repair Rotten Wooden Door Frame

What makes the front door so vulnerable to wood rot.

Repair rotten wooden door frame.

How to use epoxy on wood for repairs. That s why it s important to inspect your front door every year and repair rotted wood door bottom as quickly as possible. The door threshold the kick plate below the door and the door jambs wrapping an exterior door. In this video i will show you how to remove the rotted wood at the bottom of your exterior door frame and replace it with a piece of treated wood to save mon.

Remove the door from the opening by grasping it with both hands on either side of the door. To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool. Outdoor decks horizontal decking boards and stair treads can also hold water. Once the old door frame is removed the rot is visible in the wood framing.

Lift the door up and tilt it toward you. Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife. When the bottom of the door clears the track at the bottom lower. Chop away rotten wood using a chisel a saw or an oscillating tool cut away all the dark rotten wood.

If possible make a diagonal cutting line which will expel water to the outside of the frame and increase the surface area to attach the new piece to. Measure the damaged area make sure to remove any weatherstripping before cutting into the frame remove the rotted areas with a chisel saw knife or preferred tool confirm the measurements of the damaged area restore the missing areas of the door jamb by cutting your own replacement.