It can be broken during a break in or just dented and gouged as a result of moving furniture.
Do i need to remove door jamb to replace floors.
If you are sawing several door jambs.
Use a flat pry bar to remove the door casing being careful not to damage adjoining surfaces.
If the door gets warped or for some reason the door jamb gets skewed damaged or the door fails to shut properly or gets stuck you can remove the doorstop and replace it if needed.
If the bottom of the door scrapes the flooring you will need to remove the door from the frame and trim the bottom or purchase a thinner flooring material.
You may also want to replace an interior threshold because the old one is ugly or because new flooring on one side of the doorway calls for it.
To replace door casing such as brick mold.
If the doorjambs were undercut to accommodate the threshold saw the threshold into two pieces.
If the doorstops are undercut but the jambs are not use a hammer and prybar to remove the nails from the threshold.
An interior threshold simply rests on the floor with no sill under it.
It fits tightly between wall studs and under the jambs and casing so it has to be cut before it can be removed.
Use a utility knife to cut through the paint and caulk where the casing meets the door jamb siding and miter joint.