Good job. A couple small suggestions. First, I think Home Depot sells a vinyl brick moulding and you might be able to cut by the foot so only get 2-4 feet for this job and it will never rot again. Second, if you have to use wood, at least prime the bottom before installing so it doesn't wick up moisture. Thanks Jack!
Nicely done sir. I did the exact same thing to my last house and I did it to my current house a few years ago. I am going to do the same thing to my daughters house this weekend but I am going to replace all of it with pvc garage door trim. I found a kit at Home Depot that has all three pieces and already has the weather stripping for the garage door installed.
Looks great! I wish I would have found you a few weeks ago. I was going with the repair with my inexperience and finally just pulled the entire damn board out. (Trying to avoid MITRE cut at top. The big learning thing for me was using a multitool!! Thanks- Now I know. Thanks so much.
I'm working on this now ..... but I used cellular PVC that I got for free (prices are outrageous) so that it doesn't rot again. 8 inches above the concrete. If you keep putting wood on the concrete, you'll have another job to do in the not too distant future
Yep! Also I hope those black ants crawling around are not carpenter ants. And when I dug out some of the rotten wood before I watched this video, I had a yellow jacket's nest up in the siding. I googled this and was advised to let all the bees come out before plugging the hole. What fun, LOL!!! And I did have carpenter ants last year. I used Advance for carpenter ants and it destroyed most of them, but I will treat again as I saw a very few this year. Don't want bugs tearing my house down. It seems like there are more bugs and deer this year to aggravate me!
Excellent job.👍 Try dipping the replacement piece bottom ( approximately 6"- 18" ) into preservatives and sealer for a few minutes and brush some on the door frame side before the final installation. This could be your final repair on this.
Thank you. What preservatives and sealer would you recommend? I'm totally new to this type of projects and need to replace the bottom of the door jambs in our garage.
Thank you for the great film. May I know what size of the finishing nails did you use. The door jamb is rotten on the bottom and I need to replace that part as well. The job done is very good, I think both sides came really well.
Our door looks like brick was added to the exterior wall after the house was finished. So the bricks are pretty much on top of the brickmold. I want to replace the door and frame. I’m assuming I’ll have to “rip” the brickmold out from underneath/behind the bricks, but can I get the brickmold back under the bricks? I have a photo if it helps. Thanks.
For beginners (like me) it looks way easier to replace the bottom piece than the whole door jamb. I'll start from this project and maybe later change the whole panel. And I don't think those 2 lines are so noticeable, nice neat work.
I think it's fairly expected in any house over 10 years to see the occasional partial board replacement. That "smart siding" is notoriously bad for wicking up moisture and needing small grafts. Passes the 10 foot test.
