How To Repair Wood Garage Door Panels

Replacing Rotted Forest Panels on a Garage Door

Older garage doors are made from woods, which volition decay over time when exposed long plenty to the elements.

The lesser row of panels on a garage door had rotted due to ground moisture penetrating in the cracks.

The goal for this project was to find a solution to replace the rotted panels without having to replace the whole lesser section of the door (frame included).

After running through various options, a viable solution emerged.

The pieces of round molding that line the perimeter of the panels can be cut, which will betrayal the groove that the panels sit in.

The panels can then exist popped out and replaced.

I used a multi-tool with a wood cutting blade to cut the pieces of round molding all the way around the perimeter for each console.

There were 12 panels total. Yous can see that the interior edges of the panels are now exposed.

Once all the pieces of molding were carefully removed, the panels could exist easily popped out.

I used a sheet of outside grade plywood to cut new panels and wedge them into the grooved opening where the old panel sat.

With the new panels in identify, I and so applied a bead of glue to the pieces of round molding.

I used xviii gauge brad nails to pin them in identify.

Finally, after all the pieces of round molding were glue and nailed back in place, I ran a bead of caulk around all the edges on the inside and outside of the panels.

This project was a success and the customer was very pleased with the fact that they didn't accept to replace the whole bottom frame.

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed learning about this project.

If you have any questions about this projection or if you need help with a similar projection, feel costless to achieve out to me!

Source: https://thatsfixable.com/replacing-rotted-wood-panels-on-a-garage-door/

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