Looking for replacement exterior door jambs of a ‘man made’ material, client doesn’t ever want to have to replace same said jambs again. Thought I saw something like that in FHB (or – oops – JLC), anyone recall or know of such?
Let’s not confuse the issue with facts!
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Some of the new pre-hungs that I am ghetting have a piece of composite material (like trex) for the threshold and the bottom 2 inches of the jambs. Contact your local door mfgr and see if that will sell you jamb material.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
Home cheapo carries a ext. knock down all vinyl jamb. I believe it was close to the
same price as a regular jamb. With the vinyl brick mold your good to go.
Does he know that whatever he puts in won't be "maintenance-free"? That if conventional door frame failed it means that there is a bad moisture condition that can get past the frame and into the framing, interior floor, etc?
Lowe's Contractor Yard in Durham has Therma Tru doors with 6" of composit jamb & brickmold, along with composit under the sill. Don't worry, we can fix that later!
If you do't want to use the PVC jambs sold by HD and many lumberyards, consider going with KDAT, also made my lumberwyards, otherwise you can make them yourself.
I've gone with the PVC jambs. Those I buy are white but the inside is a brown color - a plastic (or composite) that is more dense to hold screws better.
Thanx y'all. It's just ground splashing that's rotting the lowest bits of the jamb. Acutally looked at HD and lo and behold they had PVC'ish replacement jambs.Let's not confuse the issue with facts!
That's exactly what I use to replace rotted bottom jambs for condo associations and private homes. Just make sure the profile dimensions are the same, since I've found some to be different.