Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife.
Old wooden garage door repair.
To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool.
Here s how to install a garage door opener.
I need to replace just that panel section.
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I have a 9 wide single wooden garage door about 25 years old with a rotten bottom panel section.
The mechanism should be installed at the center of the door.
I don t want to spend a lot of money on this project right now.
I hope to spend less than 150 00 on this project.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track.
To determine the location use a tape measure to figure the width of the garage door.
On the inside of the door toward the top draw a short vertical line down the center of the door.
Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown.
It will help to place shim blocks under the door to relieve some of the pressure from the brackets image 1.
Using vise grips remove the bolts from the brackets image 2 and slide the doors out image 3.