nick205
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 02:48 PM |
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Any carpenters or joiners - door frame repair advice
Busy re-painting the front door and frame etc and realise it's a bit more rotten than I thought. As per the pics below I've dug out all the
wet rot back to sound timber and have applied wet rot treatment liberally.
I started trying to build up filler, but it's just to big an area to fill and shape any sense. It's also nigh on impossible to fill upwards
into the gap on the inside of the frame.
What's best to do - try and cut back a bit more square and patch some new timber in then fill and paint?
 
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 02:52 PM |
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Yep!
I would cut through above the rot and replace the timber, bit of paint and filler would be ok for years.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 02:59 PM |
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Yep let some good treated timber in and it will be fine.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 03:02 PM |
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If it were me id cut it on an angle like this
 
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And then glue and screw a new piece of timber in jobs a goodun!
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nick205
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 03:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by corrado vr6
If it were me id cut it on an angle like this
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And then glue and screw a new piece of timber in jobs a goodun!
Ah ha! I forgot you're a chippy type.
That was what I had in mind, but not having tackled anything like this before thought I'd seek advise.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 03:16 PM |
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Cut at an angle, but the other way to above ^^
Liberally coat the join with good wood glue (such as a polyurethane based one) and screw through both at an angle. Fill and paint.
Sorted for another 50 years 
Sera
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 03:45 PM |
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^^^^ Yep he's right^^^^
will stop the ingress of water in the joint
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carpmart
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 04:14 PM |
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I'm no chippy but the above logic re the cut angle is sound! 
You only live once - make the most of it!
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nick205
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| posted on 2/11/10 at 04:29 PM |
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Thank you chaps - I'll be making a start tonight!
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nick205
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| posted on 2/12/10 at 10:01 PM |
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Following the advice I started the repair. Due to the awkward profile of the aluminium sill, the multi piece construction of the wooden frame,
limited skill and tools I decided to cut it square and replace in 3 parts. First part fitted as below, 2nd and 3rd part fitted with pics to follow
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Fully glued and screwed to the sound timber and sill, filled and ready to sand for painting. Quite satisfying really, although if I had the cash
available I would pay someone to rip it out and fit a full UPVC frame and door and have done with any further maintainance
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nick205
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| posted on 12/10/17 at 01:03 PM |
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Don't know why, but I found this old thread.
Whole door and frame now replaced with a composite door and UPVC frame. Easier to open and close, far less draughty and no rainwater ingress either.
Job done in a day and good results - happy chappy
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