Rotted Door Frame Repair in Los Angeles
Soft, crumbling wood at the bottom of the door frame. We cut out the rot, fit new wood, seal the joints and check the threshold, so water stops getting in. Send a photo for a free online estimate.
Service call $75 · free when we do the job the same visit
Tell us what needs fixing — even "something's wrong with the door" is enough. Then pick a time that works for you.
- Done rightClean, careful work. We check it with you before we leave.
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- Hands-offNo back-and-forth. We show up and fix it.
Door frames rot from the bottom up. Rain and sprinkler water collect where the jamb meets the threshold, soak into the end grain of the wood and stay there. After a few seasons the bottom of the jamb or the brick mould feels soft, the paint bubbles, and a screwdriver goes in without effort. Left alone, the rot spreads up the frame and into the sill, and the door stops sealing. KapMorgan repairs rotted door frames in Los Angeles: we cut out the decayed wood back to sound material, fit and fasten new pieces, seal the joints so water cannot get behind them, and leave the frame primed and ready for paint. It is one of the jobs in our door frame and threshold repair service.
Exterior Doors and Frames
Exterior doors and frames from our jobs. Photos of rot repairs will be added as new jobs come in.
Soft wood at the bottom of the frame? Text a close photo of the damage — you get the exact price by text.
Send photosRotted Door Frame Repair Cost
One clear price, confirmed from your photos before the visit.
- Rot probed and cut back to sound wood
- New wood fitted and fastened
- Joints sealed against water
- Primed and ready for paint
Several small tasks add up — $150 minimum per visit.
- Small jobs: $150 minimum. Service call $75 — free when we do the job the same visit.
- Bigger jobs: from $150, price agreed before we start.
- On-site estimate: free when we do the job the same visit. Job on another day or estimate only: $75 service call.
- Free online estimate: send photos and details (and whether you have the materials) — we reply with a clear price. When the actual job differs from the photos, the price follows the actual work.
- Materials: priced separately from labor (client's own materials are fine).
A close photo of the soft area and one of the whole door are enough for an exact price.
Repair the Rotted Section or Replace the Frame?
Most rot stays in the bottom 6 to 12 inches of the jamb and the brick mould. In that case the frame does not need replacing: we cut the jamb above the rot, fit a new piece of the same profile, join it and fasten it, and the repair disappears under paint. If the rot has reached the threshold or the sill, we repair or replace those too, since they are where the water came from. A frame that is soft along its whole height, or a door that is rotting with it, is a different job; then a new prehung door makes more sense, and we tell you so from the photos before you book.
Fixed in 3 steps
Photo of the damage
Close-up of the soft wood and a photo of the whole door. Press a screwdriver in if you can.
Exact price by text
One number and a time.
Rot out, new wood in
Decayed wood cut back, new piece fitted and sealed, threshold checked, frame primed.
What’s Included
- Probing the frame to find where the rot ends
- Cutting out decayed wood back to sound material
- New wood fitted, glued and fastened in the same profile
- Joints sealed, threshold checked, frame primed for paint
Signs of Door Frame Rot
- Wood at the bottom of the jamb feels soft or spongy
- Paint that bubbles, cracks or peels near the threshold
- Dark stains or a musty smell by the door
- A screwdriver sinks into the frame easily
- Gaps where the frame meets the threshold
- The door no longer seals at the bottom corner
Parts of the frame we repair
- Bottom of the hinge-side jamb
- Bottom of the latch-side jamb
- Brick mould and exterior trim
- Door stop
- Threshold and sill
- Garage entry door frames
- Back doors near sprinklers
- Doors under a missing gutter
- Frames around French doors
Door Frame Rot: Causes and Repair
Wood rots when it stays wet. At a door, that happens where water runs down the face of the frame and sits on the threshold, or where a sprinkler hits the bottom of the door every morning. The end grain at the bottom of the jamb drinks water like a straw. Paint that has cracked at the joint lets water in and keeps it there.
A lasting repair has three parts: remove every bit of soft wood, fit new wood that is sealed on all sides before it goes in, and close the joints so water runs off instead of in. We use exterior-grade wood and sealant and leave the repair primed. Filling rot with putty alone looks fine for a season and then fails, because the rot keeps working underneath.
After the repair, keep sprinklers off the door, keep the paint intact and re-caulk the joint between frame and threshold when it cracks. Los Angeles winters are short, but one wet season is enough to start rot again in an unsealed joint.
The KapMorgan Difference
Exact price first
Your photos give an exact number, and the invoice matches it.
Rot removed, not covered
We cut back to sound wood instead of filling over decay.
Built to keep water out
Sealed new wood and closed joints at the threshold.
Free photo estimate
Price first, booking only if it suits you.
Rotted Door Frame Repair FAQ
Door frame repair starts at $150. If the threshold also needs replacing, frame and threshold together are $200.
Yes, in most cases. The rotten section is cut out and replaced with new wood; the door stays.
Press a screwdriver into the wood. Where it stops sinking in, the wood is sound. We probe the whole frame on the visit.
Water that sits at the bottom of the frame: rain, sprinklers or a cracked joint at the threshold.
Only for very small, shallow spots. Larger rot needs the soft wood removed and new wood fitted, or it keeps spreading.
Yes, from photos of the damage. If what we find on the visit differs from the photos, the price follows the actual work. An on-site estimate is free when we do the job the same visit, otherwise it is a $75 service call.