Replacing Rotting Exterior Door Frame

Framesaver s composite bottom never warps wicks molds or rots and even resists insects.

Replacing rotting exterior door frame.

Remove the rotted jamb by tapping it away from the head jamb and cutting the nails. Product overview the ever jamb is the answer for an affordable rot resistant door frame kit. Features a composite base that is connected to wood in a finger jointed pattern. You can mold and shape it to match the original wood profile.

Rotten door casing and jamb. Seal all cracks around exterior doors and windows with caulk. Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length. It takes paint well and won t rot.

Clean gutters regularly at least twice a year to prevent blockages. To prevent rot when replacing outside door casings such as brick mold use casing made from plastic composite material. Delivers lasting maintenance free protection. It features a patented pvc bottom right at the point where moisture rot and mold threaten most wood jamb kits.

The pvc bottom is factory joined to a primed wood frame that can be drilled sanded and finished just like wood. Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop. Exterior door casings that are exposed to the elements often rot at the bottom due to the absorption of rainwater through the wood s end grain. Restore the missing areas of the door jamb by cutting your own replacement piece or filling the space with an epoxy wood filler.

Scrape away old hardened caulk and replace it with fresh caulk. Use a polyester filler to rebuild rotted or damaged wood. Apply wood preservative to the end grain of the casing. If wood casing is used.

Replace the damaged portion of your door jamb with the framesaver jamb bottom and never have to worry about door frame rot again.