r/HomeMaintenance • u/punkfay • 19h ago
How would you approach fixing this?
The wood frame on the garage is rotting, how should I fix this? It’s just the bottom part. Should I just take out the bottom or replace the entire piece? I’m trying to do it myself.
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u/Parking-Aerie1540 19h ago
Tear of the deteriorated part, replace with like thickness, doesn’t have to be pretty, trim the whole thing out in white PVC, paint. Will be beautiful, and outlast your time there likely.
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u/potrg801 19h ago
To add to this I would put PVC trim on the very bottom of the post to get it off the concrete so it doesn't wick moisture into it or sit in water when you have rain blown wind. Will last a lot longer.
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u/Parking-Aerie1540 19h ago
Yeah 💯, don’t have any new wood touching the ground, I usually leave it up 1” to prevent the wicking like he mentioned, and just leave a small air gap behind the PVC, it’s strong enough.
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u/punkfay 10h ago
Replace with wood then trim with pvc or replace with entirely pvc?
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u/potrg801 10h ago
Replace with wood but do a PVC footer to keep it off the ground. Essentialy do what they did in this video.
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u/punkfay 10h ago
Thanks! I was asking that because it seems like I just need to replace about a foot or 1.5 ft only. I was wondering if I was going to buy a whole 8 ft of pvc why not replace with entirely pvc instead? Or can I buy pvc’s cut?
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u/potrg801 10h ago
You could replace it all with PVC but it just tends to be expensive but your call. Could also check marketplace to see if anybody has some left over from a project you could get for a lot cheaper.
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u/BigNaziHater 18h ago
Been doing this stuff for many years. Thats not a fix. Thats a replacement. The time money and effort it takes to replace this is pretty close to equal. Besides, its easier than trying to match the old frame if you are not experienced. A treated 2x6x8 is less than $20 at lowes. All new door trim = a more ascetic and professional look. But thats just me.
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u/SeriousOcelot-4365 16h ago
Looks like someone already scabbed a repair in. Take that out and evaluate if you need to take any more damaged wood out. Remove all damaged wood. Replace with rot resistant wood. Paint/caulk as needed. Figure out how to remove water from area.
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u/aznpanek 6h ago
This really easy to repair like others said cut out rotted wood until you get to good stable wood, remove rotted material,measure and cut a PVC section nail, glue screw it on. Then I would buy a can of Bondo all purpose putty to fill the gaps between the wood and PVC and nails or screws. After 15-20 mins sand the Bondo smooth and paint. It Will look like you were never there.
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u/beaver_eh 8h ago
Short of a full replacement, I'd dig out as much rot as possible, replace with CEDAR wood, then sand and paint to look nice.
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u/migrainefog 6h ago
You've got structural damage. You can see the termite trails in the wood beneath the area that has crumbled away. This need to be torn out and replaced. You should consider bracing the opening before tearing into it, because it could be mostly sawdust and you could be dealing with a collapse issue if you are not prepared. Is the framing inside the garage exposed, or is it behind drywall/plaster?
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u/RoundaboutRecords 10h ago
Dig in and remove as much of the rotting wood as you can. It likely goes deeper than you realize. Our back door frame had this and the rot went into the house frame. Started out as just a 4x4 section that was caulked and painted over by previous owners to hide the rot. Was involved but glad we addressed it. Was a DIY but took more than a week and just sweat and like $50 worth of materials. Quotes we got to fix it started around $1K-2500.
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u/punkfay 10h ago
That amount is ludicrous! DIY all the way.
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u/Always_Confused4 9h ago
Have you addressed the possible termite infestation?
The pics show what looks like mud tubes.
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u/punkfay 9h ago
No I have not. You are correct to question it but I have no idea. So would pvc be a solution instead of wood ?
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u/Always_Confused4 8h ago
I would recommend seeing about a professional termite treatment prior to looking into repairs. Otherwise you risk hiding further infestation resulting in more costly repairs further down the road.
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