Where to find non-standard replacement trim?
Major home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's do not stock trim pieces with true, non-standard dimensions like a true 2-inch width and 1-inch depth. This leaves homeowners reluctant to remove rotted sections of weather-exposed trim for fear they will never find a matching replacement piece.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Take a short sample or photo with measurements to a local lumberyard or millwork shop to see if they can custom mill exterior-suitable stock to the required dimensions.Did this help you?
- 2Buying non-sport parts when specific trim options are unavailableDid this help you?
- 3Bringing the knuckle to a shop to have parts pressedDid this help you?
- 4Take a section of the trim to a local millwork shop to have them custom duplicate it using shapers or custom-cut bladesDid this help you?
- 5Search at local lumber yards instead of big box storesDid this help you?
- 6Digging out the rot and using wood filler to fill in the holeDid this help you?
- 7Looking locally or on Facebook marketplace for scrap and cutting it downDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“A mechanic quoted me and I put that part number in and its showing me the kind with no sport suspension is the mechanic wrong or do I actually need the non sport suspension one?”source ↗
“Praying thats the case because rock auto only has those and even the auto parts stores only have the non sport suspension.”source ↗
“Im trying to buy the kit so I dont need a press the knuckle is apparently different tho”source ↗
“I need to replace a storm door ant the trim around it. The existing trim piece seems newer but its dimensions are a true 2 inches wide and true 1 inch deep. Not 3/4 x 1-1/2. I cannot find a piece of trim like this at Home Depot or Lowe’s.”source ↗
“I have been reluctant to remove a piece in case I cannot find a replacement. There is only about a 6 inch section that is rotted from weather exposure.”source ↗
“Trying to prep an old wooden sign to be painted. Two trim boards are quite rotten. I'd like to replace them if I can find replacements. But I cannot. I measure 22 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8.”source ↗
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