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Some time back I locked my keys in the garage and had somewhere important to be. Luck had it that I hadn't locked the house yet and still had access to a hammer. The rest is history. The repair, however, didn't exactly weather well. The existing window frame was plastic (el-cheapo) and had already dry-rotted when I bought the house. As you can see from the picture on the left it didn't hold together well after the glass was removed. I tried my best to make a quick fix and it lasted for much longer than it should have. Luckily no one decided to break into the garage while this crappy repair was in existance. So recently I bought two door frames and decided to use some existing wood in the garage and fix it to a point where I wouldn't be ashamed to look at it (none-the-less have anyone else see it).
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So... The first step was to get the old repair out of the door. Needless to say it wasn't too hard. In fact, it was quite therapeutic. With everything else out and the opening fully exposed I was able to get precise measurements and cut the wood to the exact shapes I needed. Then I mocked it up. Next I made a frame to support the inside (right image). The darker piece in the center going vertical is actually oak that's left over from my trimming the master bedroom closet. It's extremely strong. The exterior frame is simply 1" x 1" wood left over from some school project of Blaykes. I can cover this frame from both sides but haven't as of the time I wrote this. It's just as strong as the door as it is. Back to the outside. I screwed the frame into both the door and the wood panel for added support. Then I used filler in the screw heads so that no one would ever be able to back the screws out. Then I sanded and painted everything.
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This is the finished product! I used white stain-kill (2 coats) to properly blend the wood-fill in with everything else. I then put back up the window blinds that had previously covered the interior of the door. This hides the frame from view. One day if I get free time I plan to make the inside of the door match the outside and toss the blinds all-together.
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