Rotted bottom rail — one section, not a whole door — across Issaquah, Sammamish, Bellevue, Newcastle, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Redmond, Mercer Island.
A bumper tap, a fallen branch, a bottom rail that has finally gone soft — one bad section can make a solid door look finished. Usually it is not. If the frame, tracks and remaining sections are sound we replace the damaged panel alone: profile, gauge and material matched to the run, hinges and struts transferred or upgraded, and the door back to full structural strength the same visit.
Here the section that goes is nearly always the bottom one, and on the many wood and composite doors in this area it goes by rot rather than rust. Water sits in the bottom channel, the end grain wicks it up, and the rail softens from inside the paint film. It is also the section the lifting brackets anchor to, which makes it structural rather than cosmetic. Replacing it with proper end-grain sealing and a new bottom seal is the repair that saves an otherwise good door.
Rot in this climate almost always starts at end grain and at fixing holes, not across a face, which is why a door can look fine and be soft where it matters. Pressing a thumbnail into the bottom rail near each end tells you more than looking at the whole door. Sealing end grain properly when a section is replaced — and keeping the bottom channel clear of moss and standing water — is what makes the repair last.
Frame, tracks, struts and sections checked — and the bottom rail and jamb probed for soft timber, not just viewed.
Profile, gauge and material sourced, one exact number approved before ordering.
Damaged panel out, new panel in, end grain sealed, hinges and struts transferred, new bottom seal fitted.
Weight change means re-tension — the door is balanced and cycled before we call it done.
Tell us what your door is doing and we'll call you right back. No prices online — cost depends on the door, parts, and size, so we give an exact on-site quote.