Garages and Carports - Sectional wood garage door. rotting piece. how to fix?
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link626
09-09-09, 01:31 PM
a piece of the bottom rail of my wood garage door has rotted, and I want to cut it out, but don't know if this is the best way to do it.
The door is supported by a large steel beam on the inside of the door. so that wood isn't exactly weight bearing.
i have bought some steel bracing ties and screwed them onto the backside for extra rigidity.
how should I repair this?
I've already made shallow cuts to mark the edges.
I was thinking i could use an old 2x6 douglas fir, cut out a block with a mortise and tenon joint, and slide it in ?
rot pictures below...
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9789/pic0232m.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9822/pic0233a.jpg
The door is supported by a large steel beam on the inside of the door. so that wood isn't exactly weight bearing.
i have bought some steel bracing ties and screwed them onto the backside for extra rigidity.
how should I repair this?
I've already made shallow cuts to mark the edges.
I was thinking i could use an old 2x6 douglas fir, cut out a block with a mortise and tenon joint, and slide it in ?
rot pictures below...
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9789/pic0232m.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9822/pic0233a.jpg
Gunguy45
09-09-09, 02:27 PM
I know you don't really want to hear this...but...
A guy I knew had much less damage than that..basically some seperating fingerjoints and a bit of soft wood. He took the panel down, cut ply for the interior, used polyurathane glue in the joint, clamped the joint, glued and screwed the 1/2" ply across the whole bottom section. Took the whole weekend. Lasted about 3 weeks before the ply started cracking and the joints were opening.
Thats bad rot you have and my only recommendation would be start shopping around for the best deal on a steel insulated door.
Maybe someone else can be more positive...sorry.
A guy I knew had much less damage than that..basically some seperating fingerjoints and a bit of soft wood. He took the panel down, cut ply for the interior, used polyurathane glue in the joint, clamped the joint, glued and screwed the 1/2" ply across the whole bottom section. Took the whole weekend. Lasted about 3 weeks before the ply started cracking and the joints were opening.
Thats bad rot you have and my only recommendation would be start shopping around for the best deal on a steel insulated door.
Maybe someone else can be more positive...sorry.
goldstar
09-10-09, 08:59 AM
Without knowing the manufacturer of your door, it's hard to suggest anything but a new door, as Gunguy suggests.
I did have a similar problem some years ago and was able to buy the bottom section only from a garage door repair service. Took a little time to brace things and fit the section, but it did give me an extra five years or so of life on that door.
I did have a similar problem some years ago and was able to buy the bottom section only from a garage door repair service. Took a little time to brace things and fit the section, but it did give me an extra five years or so of life on that door.
IRISHMAN_CALI
09-28-09, 10:37 AM
Definitely, begin shopping. Although in theory what you are suggesting would work, repairing the section, and you sound like a guy who knows how to turn a wrench and cut wood. With that being said, Without being **absolutely certain** about how the cable tension reacts and how to release the tension and reapply tension, you could be headed for trouble.
You could be a mechanical genius and one slight mistake or misstep in procedure could seriously injure or worse kill you. I'm not trying to scare you off of it, but if you question for one second "well, 'I think' this is going to do this" then the recipe for disaster is huge.
From the picture of your rotted, sagging door, I'm guessing your door probably hasn't been serviced or had the springs changed or hinges replaced or rollers replaced or bearing plates replaced for years, if ever, which is very important on every kind of door, especially a wood sectional door.
It might be best to invest your money and energy into a new door. Garage doors have come a long way and you don't have to stick with the same style or design that "everyone" has used for decades. Look into designs of garage doors and I'm sure you will find more options than you could imagine. FYI...stick to small companies my theory is "go small-pay small / go big-pay big"
You could be a mechanical genius and one slight mistake or misstep in procedure could seriously injure or worse kill you. I'm not trying to scare you off of it, but if you question for one second "well, 'I think' this is going to do this" then the recipe for disaster is huge.
From the picture of your rotted, sagging door, I'm guessing your door probably hasn't been serviced or had the springs changed or hinges replaced or rollers replaced or bearing plates replaced for years, if ever, which is very important on every kind of door, especially a wood sectional door.
It might be best to invest your money and energy into a new door. Garage doors have come a long way and you don't have to stick with the same style or design that "everyone" has used for decades. Look into designs of garage doors and I'm sure you will find more options than you could imagine. FYI...stick to small companies my theory is "go small-pay small / go big-pay big"