Wood Door Frame Repair

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Wood door frame repair.

An infected door can pass the rot to the door frame and vice versa. If your door frame is damaged the best thing to do is to replace it with a pre hung door which comes inside a pre built frame. The home depot ever jamb exterior door frame kit 4 9 16 in. Affiliate tool links for this video.

First remove the existing door trim and frame. Rotten door casing and jamb. Door frame repair costs. Repairs to french door frames cost 210 and sliding door frame repairs run 100 to 240 pocket door repair ranges from 40 to 280 and installing a new pre hung door and frame costs 109 to 440.

When the frame becomes rotted the door can also rot as well. Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife. Then install a pre hung door and replace the trim. The average cost to repair a door frame is 82 to 165 depending on the extent of the damage.

If the rot covers a particularly large area or extends beyond the door frame into the structure of the house more serious repairs will be necessary to keep the rot from returning. You can often repair damaged nonstructural wood such as molding siding or trim on your home by filling the damaged area with automotive body filler. If you have a little carpentry experience this is likely a project you can tackle by yourself. Inspect your door for wood rot.

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