On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:06:44 +0100, AlexW
wrote:


Has anyone got any clever ideas for cutting the wood without removing
the metal?

Not sure if this is useful in your situation...

If you can find a straight path with no screws on the line you want to
cut you might be able to take the door off the hinges and use a cicular
saw (blade at 90deg & depth carfully set an mm or two above the metal!)
with a sawboard as a guide (see http://tinyurl.com/5zys3) then finish
the rest with a floorboard saw or similar.

The garage door is similar to the up-and-over one he

http://repairshandbook.oxford.gov.uk...oorsframes.gif

The only difference is that I have springs where the picture shows
counterweights.

Screwed to the back of the wooden frame (As viewed from the outside)
are metal supports for the door itself. These go right down to the
floor and also act as a "stop" to prevent the door swinging inwards
past the closed position.

This makes it very difficult to remove the bottom few inches of the
frame, which has rotted.

s