Patch hole in wooden door

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Asked 4 years, 1 month ago. Active 9 months ago. Viewed 47k times. Someone punched my wooden door. Now it has a giant dent in it. Improve this question. Shaun Wild Shaun Wild 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 6 6 bronze badges.

You won't get an "invisible" repair on that.. But to pull the pieces up flush you can use a hook - make one from a metal coat hanger, if you use a screwdriver then you may damage the edges further Possible duplicate of How do I fix a hole in a hollow door? This is an interesting question, and the "buy a new door" answers and comments are not very helpful. No matter how cheap a new door is, transporting it, cutting it to clear the floor, lining up the hinges perfectly so it swings right in the jamb, lining up the doorknob cut perfectly to the existing cut in the jamb, etc.

Except that many of the repair steps are not much easier. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. You can't. Wood doesn't "pop back out". The wood is actually broken. Improve this answer. Olin Lathrop Olin Lathrop 2, 1 1 gold badge 11 11 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. That or reskin the door but for less expensive doors it may be cheaper to replace, if left unpainted the spot will always be visible unless reskined. I guess a follow up question would be: How could I go around getting the pieces back up?

I can't really get my fingers in there. Patch it however then slap some paint on that side of the door. ShaunWild: I would make one or more additional tiny holes with a small drill bit to facilitate pulling the broken pieces back into place with a coat hanger or similar, but you could also try pulling them using a removable adhesive wall hanging type.

Try to repair it structurally with wood glue, and once it dries, fill any remaining gaps and holes with stain-grade wood filler. You can even mix it to match the different colors of the grain and carve to recreate it. Show 5 more comments. Ditto what Olin said. But here is another option: Hollow core doors are probably the cheapest thing that can be replaced in a home. Even if you do patch the door, you will always see that patch.

Jim Jim 1 1 gold badge 3 3 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. When you say "drywall is the cheapest" do you mean to reiterate that hollow core doors are probably the cheapest? If not, what does it have to do with the rest of your answer? I assumed he meant that if someone gets mad enough to punch something, next time he should go for the drywall instead of the hollow core doors. Taking time into consideration, drywall is more expensive to repair. Depending on the severity, it may be possible to mud over a tiny dent or hole, or it may require cutting out a larger rectangle, backing the edges with wood, cutting a rectangle to fit, taping and mudding, sanding, mudding, sanding, priming, painting.

I'd stick with hollow core just to be safe. Show 4 more comments. Good luck! Steve Hoge Steve Hoge 2 2 bronze badges. Some pics would make this answer better. An inlay of different wood: You would want to cut the punchhole out till its a clear and regular hole, a circle might be easiest. Or burninate the wood to show a picture and disguise the patch that way. Images are ideas, not examples. Criggie Criggie 5, 1 1 gold badge 16 16 silver badges 43 43 bronze badges. This will remove an even amount of wood off of the plug all the way around.

Loose wood hole for a hinge loose wood hole for a hinge to fix a in hollow wood door. The lock cylinder leaves a hole. Pull the joint apart and clean any glue residue, dirt or grime.

For hollow core doors, you can use foam spray insulation with drywall joint compound. It's no small task to repair a wood door after removing a dead bolt latch. Wood filler can be used to repair your door in just a couple of minutes. A hole in a hollow core door that has a wood veneer that has been stained and finished would be much harder to repair satisfactorily.

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Apply the filler mixture over the dried expanding foam. After about 5 minutes, once the filler has started to thicken, take the edge of a putty knife and scrape it across the filler. This will smooth the surface and remove any excess, semi-dry filler.

Wait to proceed until the filler has fully dried. Sand the filler with grit sandpaper. Part 3. Apply spackle over the sanded filler. Use a putty knife to apply a layer of spackle over the hole. Work in long, smooth strokes to apply the putty as smoothly as possible.

Give it about an hour. You can find spackle at any hardware or home-supply store. Sand the hole once the putty has dried. You should use a different sheet from the one you used to sand down the filler, though.

Use a large paintbrush to apply a coat of paint over the patched hole. Work in long, smooth strokes so that the layer of paint looks as uniform as possible. Give the paint about an hour to dry, and at that point, the hole will be fixed. The paint that you use should match the color of your door.

In order to find a good match, visit a paint store, bring home multiple swatches, and find the color closest to that of your door. Kevin Turner Commercial Handyman. Kevin Turner. I would recommend filling in the hole with a heavy-duty auto-body filler.

Once the filler dries, sand it smooth. Then, add a layer of putty, sand that smooth, and apply primer and paint. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 5. Pin on Renovating. How to patch or repair a hollow prehung door. Step 2 Diy. Pin on Home repairs. Mend a stripped screw hole in wood Stripped screw, Wood. A little pocket door patch Hollow core interior doors. Have you ever wondered if you can DIY a door with your.

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