How To Replace Brick Molding Around Garage Door

Tap the unexposed wood frame.

How to replace brick molding around garage door.

How to replace brick mold around door step 1. Predrill the holes in the vinyl brick mold and nail it in. The inside edge of the brick. Either use your old pieces.

Next step is to take the new brick mold pieces and cut them down to size. Pry off the damaged brick mold using a flat pry bar. To replace damaged brick mold door casing. Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the caulking holding the brick mold.

You should be able to nail the pieces together at the corners where the mitered pieces meet. Use a nail set tool so that your nail is driven into the wooden part of the molding and doesn t bounce off of the decoration. After cutting the pieces of wood molding to size apply a coat of exterior wood primer and allow it to dry before. Measure and mark 1 2 inch above the door jamb.

Nail through the brick molding at the corner. You will need to make miter cuts on the molding which involves a 45 degree angle so that you can slot the pieces together. This is the inside. In this video i show how to replace damage brick moulding on a door.

Measure and mark 1 2 inch to each side of the door jamb. Measure across the top of the garage door from outside mark to outside mark. I used the knife and. Using a few tools anybody can do this it s not rocket science.

Pull out all the nails. Apply some caulk and then press the molding into position. You can use a miter saw for this or you could simply position the molding against the door or window and mark where the cut needs to be made. This video will show how to replace brick molding on the sides of your garage doors and can be used with the same installation procedure on other exterior do.

Start at the lowest damaged corner and work your way up the side of the window or door prying the brick molding loose with a pry bar as you go. Miter a piece of solid vinyl door casing and cut it to length. How to install brick molding around a garage door.