How To Replace Brick Molding Around Garage Door

Measure across the top of the garage door from outside mark to outside mark.

How to replace brick molding around garage door.

You should be able to nail the pieces together at the corners where the mitered pieces meet. Measure and mark 1 2 inch above the door jamb. How to replace brick mold around door step 1. I used the knife and.

Start at the lowest damaged corner and work your way up the side of the window or door prying the brick molding loose with a pry bar as you go. Next step is to take the new brick mold pieces and cut them down to size. Miter a piece of solid vinyl door casing and cut it to length. Pry off the damaged brick mold using a flat pry bar.

You can use a miter saw for this or you could simply position the molding against the door or window and mark where the cut needs to be made. Measure and mark 1 2 inch to each side of the door jamb. This is the inside. If the garage door opening has jambs covering the framing members measure to the jambs rather than the framing.

How to install brick molding around a garage door. In this video i show how to replace damage brick moulding on a door. In instances where a garage door opening may not be uniformly. This video will show how to replace brick molding on the sides of your garage doors and can be used with the same installation procedure on other exterior do.

Pull out all the nails. First take your utility knife around the outside edge where the old caulking is. Predrill the holes in the vinyl brick mold and nail it in. Either use your old pieces.

After cutting the pieces of wood molding to size apply a coat of exterior wood primer and allow it to dry before. Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the caulking holding the brick mold. To replace damaged brick mold door casing. Tap the unexposed wood frame.

Using a few tools anybody can do this it s not rocket science. The inside edge of the brick. You will need to make miter cuts on the molding which involves a 45 degree angle so that you can slot the pieces together.