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Jim P

Fairburn, GA
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  • My customer had 6 door jambs that had rot in about the same place and size. These were large double door units and I did not want to remove the unit and replace the complete jamb. 1
  • I cut out the rotted area and cut the brick molding a little higher than the removed area.
  • You can buy at the big box store replacement door jambs. I cut and fitted a replacement piece. I have a router bit to cut a slot the thickness of a biscuit. I cleaned the area well and put a bed of caulking in. Then secured the replacement piece with the biscuit, shims, gorilla glue and brads. The brick molding was put on and it covered the slot for the biscuit and gives strength to the repair.
  • This is the finished repair  waiting for paint. The material for this job was less than $75.00, but a lot of labor. I hope that this will help someone in the future.
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Repairing rotted door jambs.

My customer had 6 door jambs that had rot in about the same place and size. These were large double door units and I did not want to remove the unit and replace the complete jamb.
Jim P
Jim P Fairburn, GA on Apr 05, 2012
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  • HandyANDY Home Renovations All Repairs, LLC
    HandyANDY Home Renovation... on Apr 06, 2012
    HandyANDY does these types of repairs everyday. Great pics. You probably did cut the frame ...»
    at an angle as well...just like the brick molding so any moisture can shed to the front. The key to these repairs isn't using "rot-proof" materials but making sure to back-prime all edges of the replacement materials and caulking with a premium caulk like Maxflex. The DAP typically doesn't hold up as well in our market...especially up against brick. You can expect to pay about $120 to $150 for these types of repairs.

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