Wood Door Repair Hole

Three ways to repair a hole in a hollow door.

Wood door repair hole.

Glue and clamp all cracked split wood. The door s latch bolt engages a hole in the strike plate to latch the door. How to stop drafts from entering doors windows. The patch can be glued into place with wood glue.

On the latch side of the jamb a strike plate is positioned over a hole in the jamb. A drill a wooden dowel i used a 4ft long 3 8 poplar dowel 0 84 at a local store a saw of some kind if you need to cut your dowel a 3 8 drill bit i used a forstner bit wood glue shop brush a smaller drill bit to drill new pilot holes after you ve patched the old holes a screwdriver the dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long. If it is too loose the door will rattle. Previous post previous post.

The filler looks like real wood and can be used to repair cracks gouges holes and other surface defects on furniture woodwork molding cabinets paneling plywood windows and doors. It spreads easily sets quickly in about 15 minutes and is perfect for indoor and outdoor projects. Cut new wood to fill the larger holes old key hole etc making sure it is slightly smaller than the hole so nothing is proud of the original wood fill all the holes with wood filler various sorts out there if you re uk based wood filler from wickes or screwfix does a good job. The door patch can be sanded around the edges and then stained to match the finish of the door.

How about your side door although they re often made of fiberglass which won t rot but the trim around it will. Before you think you ve got things under control at your front door you might have a few more exterior doors that might need attention and repair rotted wood door bottom. Easy fixes may also be ineffective in situations where a heavy door has caused hinge screws to strip out the wood on the edge of the door or the door frame. On an exterior door there is often a dead bolt lock as well.

In these situations the best repair method is to drill out the screw hole with a 1 2 inch bit then fill the enlarged hole with a glued 1 2 inch hardwood plug or solid hardwood dowel.