Help with wavy overhead door trim on pole barn

[76cruiser]

Hey group,

The wavy trim on my pole barn overhead door opening has been bugging me for some time now. I have seen this same problem on a number of pole barns. Anyone have any ideas on how to remedy this - see pic below? My first thought was to make a few relief cuts on the "bubbles" and cover the inner portion of the metal trim with white PVC door jamb you buy at the big box stores ('B' in the image below). Has anyone ever tried to fix this type of issue before. Might be a little OCD but it is driving me nuts. Any advice would be appreciated.

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PVC trim:

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[Aldershot]

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[Aldershot]

What kind of trim did u use aluminum or steel Because I used steel and no waves in it at all


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[76cruiser]

it is steel. I think the problem was the install not so much the trim piece.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I would imagine the problem lies beneath the trim. Their must be some sort of backing? If there is no backing my advice would be to add some then reapply the trim. Either way you should pop the trim off to do it right.

 

[readhead]

How did someone walk away from that! I suppose there is a possibility that the building settled or the concrete came up. Coming from a building erector I would remove and replace the jamb trim and door seal. By the way when you pour concrete or seal against the sheeting you void the warranty on the sheeting.

 

[coljar]

Mine will wave a little bit in the summer heat around one door which I attributed to the concrete being poured around it, so it's expanding and contracting with the hot and cold weather.

 

[Big Bad Dad]

Probably had the trim coil applied over treated lumber which was still "wet". It tends to shrink up as it dries out, which will buckle the metal trim.

 

[Catadj78]

Appears the concrete did it. You will see it on pole barns more so than traditional framing because the trim was installed prior to concrete vs after.

Likely will have to pull it off and rebreak another piece of trim. Doubtful you can remove that one with no damage. If you are able to, measure the opening height and cut the trim then reinstall.

Doubtful it was installed this way

edit- just seen where you said it was steel. Remove the lower nails as carefully as possible. Even use a punch and drive them through. You then may be able to use a rotary tool and cut along the bottom of the concrete.

Or just rip it off, measure each bend, call the local metal place and have them bend you another, go pick it up and reinstall. $10

 

[gj67stang]

A few of my doors did the same thing. I attribute it to the movement of the concrete slab and the fact that the lower edge of the trim in captured in the concrete.

 

[grommit]

Your metal is too long for whatever reason. Remove it, cut off a 1/4" or so and reinstall. An extra bend or "fold" in the middle (lengthwise) will help a lot to keep it straight if you have the tools to do it

 

[76cruiser]

great thanks for the advice all. I will see if I cant remove it and start fresh.