Take the handle off of the door.
Repair door handle holes.
Most doors are made of pine which is soft and does not hold screws well or for long.
Bunch up a few paper towels and stuff them around the bottom and sides of the hole or crack you want to repair.
A dowel of the proper diameter works well for the rounded hole in the door edge left by the.
After drilling a hole to accommodate the dowel and applying glue to both the hole and the dowel use another dowel of a larger diameter to set the smaller dowel into the hole.
Expose the set screws on the door handle.
This old house general contractor tom silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door.
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For durability and structural integrity it s hard to beat real wood when filling a large hole in a door.
You ll need to fill the majority of the hole using an expanding liquid insulation and then pack the rest with spackle before sanding and painting.
If screws are already exposed proceed to next step.
Pack the hole with paper towels.
Dip the end of the dowel into carpenter s glue then put it into the hole and let it dry overnight.
If the knob or rose plate itself is screwed on with threading on the hardware there will be no screws to expose.
Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door.
While the paper towels won t make the door stronger or repair it they are an easy and affordable way to hold the insulation foam in place while it dries.
If you or someone you live with has accidentally knocked a hole in a hollow door you can fix it with materials available at your local hardware store.
Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly.
This type is found commonly on lever style door handles.
To depress the detent use the end of a metal paper clip or the point of an awl inserting it into the hole and pressing the detent down while twisting and removing the door handle shaft off the spindle.
Door lock doesn t latch properly when a door latch doesn t click into position it usually means the latch and the strike plate are out of alignment.
Drill out the hole to the size of a wooden dowel 1 4 inch 3 8 inch 1 2 inch.
