Replacing door jamb.


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Old 12-13-09, 07:40 PM
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Replacing door jamb.

Alright, well on one of my interior doors i had an accident and ended up splitting the door jamb down the middle from where the lockset meets the lock plate. It is basically split from ceiling to the floor. I am pretty sure that i have to replace the entire side of the jamb. What do i need to do? i just want to replace it and paint and and fix this eyesore. sorry if i don't completely have the nomenclature correct, but i will try to further explain if need be.
 
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Old 12-14-09, 07:01 AM
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Jamb

Remove the door from the hinges.
Remove the casing on the inside and on the outside.
Remove the jamb unit.
Replace the damaged jamb.
Reinstall the jamb unit.
Reinstall the casing.
Hang the door.
 
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Old 12-14-09, 07:21 AM
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cool, so there is no way to just replace the one peice of wood on the jamb? i have to replace the whole thing?
 
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Old 12-14-09, 03:05 PM
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If you can make it stable with nails and glue, you can patch up what you have. Not as good as replacement but a whole lot cheaper/quicker. I've done it a lot on rental and quick sale repaints. The jamb does need to be stable, no loose wood for this to be effective, otherwise, Ken has told you what's involved to replace. If your carefull, you can reuse the casings.

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Old 12-14-09, 03:31 PM
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Jamb

Only need to replace the broken side jamb, but you need to remove the entire jamb to be able to replace the damaged side jamb.

As Mark said, you can cut out the damaged part and replace in some situations, But I thought I read that the jamb was split from top to bottom. Might be able to glue and clamp if you can get glue in the crack.
 
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Old 12-14-09, 03:43 PM
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"patch up" was probably a poor choice of words What I meant was glue and clamp the jamb back together. If you can make the jamb stable and fill the crack [hopefully narrow] with caulk, you can make a decent looking repair. If the wood can't be stabilized, excess movement will just make it crack again.
 
 

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