Garage door repair suggestions

bigdog · 02-28-2016, 05:12 PM

Need suggestions to repair garage door.

I have a double garage, with two garage doors. They were installed when I had the house built 17 yrs ago, typical contractor grade.

Doors are hollow double sided hollow door, material not sure some type of fiber board ? Well as you might think, over the 17 yrs the door is starting to decompose a bit at the bottom, as a result of water damage. Only about 1-2" of the bottom is deteriorating, all across the width. This is happening only on one of the doors, other door is like new.

You might say' at that age, replace both doors with new.....That would be the easy fix !
However, I don't wish to replace doors as the property will be up for sale this Spring.

That said, I'm looking for some material I can use to patch, sand and paint.

Suggestions?

02-28-2016, 05:12 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 314 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Garage door repair suggestions Need suggestions to repair garage door. I have a double garage, with two garage doors. They were installed when I had the house built 17 yrs ago, typical contractor grade. Doors are hollow double sided hollow door, material not sure some type of fiber board ? Well as you might think, over the 17 yrs the door is starting to decompose a bit at the bottom, as a result of water damage. Only about 1-2" of the bottom is deteriorating, all across the width. This is happening only on one of the doors, other door is like new. You might say' at that age, replace both doors with new.....That would be the easy fix ! However, I don't wish to replace doors as the property will be up for sale this Spring. That said, I'm looking for some material I can use to patch, sand and paint. Suggestions?