A door jamb assembly for an entryway has a wooden jamb plate to which an
extruded plastic brick mold and stop member is attached. The brick mold
and stop member forms the raised stop of the jamb assembly also may form
the brick mold thereof. The extruded plastic brick mold and stop member
has a core made of economical cellular PVC plastic at least partially
encased in a stabilizing layer of a plastic material, such as SAN, having
a heat distortion temperature greater than that of the PVC plastic of the
core. The stabilizing layer holds the core material in place and
restrains it against distortion and shrinkage due to extreme
temperatures, such as those found between a storm door and a door exposed
to direct sunlight.