Place the door inside the jamb.
How to replace garage door jamb.
Unlike windows and doors with eaves to protect them from a certain amount of water garage doors.
Replacing weathered piece of the frame surrounding the garage door.
Door jambs are susceptible to wood rot due to their exposure to ground level moisture.
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Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length.
Remove the rotted jamb by tapping it away from the head jamb and cutting the nails.
Garage door trim is notorious for water penetration.
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Fortunately replacing rotting jambs is an easy task for most homeowners and can be accomplished quickly and inexpensively.
Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop.
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A common place for wood rot to be found is on the lower part of a garage door trim jamb this repair seems intimidating but it is actually a very easy repair.
Add or remove shimming so the door fits.
The jambs are vertical boards that form the side parts of the frame around a garage door.
Hold the door against the jamb to check for clearance.
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Look for the gap between the door and jamb to be one eighth of an inch 32 cm on all sides.
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The door needs to fit comfortably inside the jamb.