Garage Door Header Rot

Insert the tip of a flat crowbar under the trim.

Garage door header rot.

Stand the other 2x6 on top of the sill plate and slip its upper end underneath the header that spans the garage door opening. Remove all wood trim from the garage door post using a hammer and pry bar. It features a patented pvc bottom right at the point where moisture rot and mold threaten most wood jamb kits. If any portion of your garage door header has rotted or softened due to water exposure you need in replace the entire header.

The rotted piece with new wood of the same thickness and patch the roof covering. Use a hammer to tap the 2x6 to a vertical position where it ll raise the header and release the downward pressure on the rotted post. The various openings in the sides of your garage are also important parts of the framework. Outdoor decks horizontal decking boards and stair treads can also hold water.

You can t replace a 16 chunk of it and retain any structural integrity. Support the ceiling of the garage using some lumber. The garage door provides a way for your car to get in and most garages also have a window. Once the old door frame is removed the rot is visible in the wood framing.

Step 1 remove the garage door header. While many treated decking boards are. We have an old cinder block garage shed building built in 1967 with 2 9 foot wide garage door openings. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can.

Some garage doors are. 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 that you could do if you have moderate. Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it. Take down any trim or any external pieces of wood which are not part of the garage door header.

These 9 foot openings are only supported by a makeshift header consisting of 6 cinder blocks sitting horizontally across the top of the opening. Take out the header by sawing through the center piece. It is a good idea to sandwich 1 2 plywood or osb between the pieces of 2x dimension lumber. The pvc bottom is factory joined to a primed wood frame that can be drilled sanded and finished just like wood.

See separate handout on roof sheathing for how to information 3.