Replacing Exterior Door Trim Moulding

Its water-blackened backside shows how extensively moisture penetrated this assembly.

Replacing exterior door trim moulding. The proper way to correct this problem is to remove the affected piece and replace it. Cut a hole in a luan interior bathroom door and reused the old trim with stained glass inserts glued wood blocks inside to hold screws. Installing vinyl door trim brickmold on the exterior door.

Theres a sticker on the drivers door jam that says where and when youre truck was built. I found the door trim molding part 20878 at a junk yard better than 13800 at the dealer the gentleman there is supposed to call me when he gets off the car that its on. Its called Trim Flashing you typically buy it in rolls of aluminum.

Step 2 Install Flashing Photo by Brian Wilder. Any other flat and relatively dull tool such as a paint or ice scraper would also work well. After slicing through the old caulk around the plinth to avoid damaging the adjacent trim Vietri pries off the cap molding and levers the plinth free.

If you notice that the jambs are damaged use the caulk to fill small holes and cracks. He did not have the other part 16038B-dealer cost 11100 but I can wait to find one its not too bad. Storm Door Replacement The Family Handyman You typically mount storm doors to the exterior door trim using Z-bars The hinge-side After installation is complete peel away the plastic.

It took about half an hour for me to carefully scrape off the old double sided tape from the door with an interior car door panel pulling tool. You can always add a piece of decorative molding overtop to approximate the style of your existing exterior trim. A portion of the trim is inserted behind the chrome trim in your photo so it must be pried off from the top - which will destroy the trim piece.

Edited February 11 2009 by mr_bots. The standard reveal for window molding and door trim is 14-in but this can be adjusted a little if needed. The trim is held in place by very strong double-sided tape.