How To Fill An Old Door Hinge Position

How to fill an old door hinge position written by jen s.

How to fill an old door hinge position.

If you ve recently removed a door from its frame to replace it with another door that will use hinges in different locations or that will hang on the other side of the frame or if you don t plan to fill the space with another door you ll need to fill in the cutouts you made in the door frame when you first installed the hinges. Use a metal scraper to fill in the screw holes or plug them with a small wood wedge. And the results might still be less than ideal. Press the offcut into the old hinge position.

To ensure our content is always up to date with current information best practices and professional advice articles are routinely reviewed by industry experts with years of hands on experience. It can take several applications and lots of time. Allow the putty time to dry and sand it smooth and flush with the surface. Remove excess adhesive with a cloth and allow to dry overnight.

How to fill hinge holes february 9 2015 by ashley mayes 19 comments i mentioned at the beginning of the year that i wanted to get back to the gritty house diy tutorials and i think today s tutorial for how to fill hinge holes definitely fits. This means filling the door hinge with putty and sanding. Plane off the new block flush with the frame. Use a little filler for any small holes and allow this to dry before sanding priming and painting.

If the replacement hinges are sized differently from the old ones fill in the mortise holes in both the door and the door frame with wood putty. Cut to size glue in place use one coat. On may 11 2010. The lock cylinder leaves a hole over 2 inches in diameter completely through.

You ll find the thickness of the stick is close to the depth of the recess.