When you open the door you will see the latch on the door and the strike plate on the door jamb.
Patching door lock hole for refuse.
In that case take the hinges from the frame.
For durability and structural integrity it s hard to beat real wood when filling a large hole in a door.
A dowel of the proper diameter works well for the rounded hole in the door edge left by the.
Step 2 check the latch and strike plate.
Since the early 1900s locksmiths have used a secretive technique called bumping to open locks in a hurry.
As the filler starts to cure shape it to conform to the molding.
Use wood caulking and place it inside the holes.
Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.
Point the nozzle into the hole or crack in your door and begin spraying.
Reinstall the hinges and attach the screws into the dowel.
Fill the hole with expanding foam insulation.
Fill the void with the filler.
The repair is quick and easy.
After the filler hardens sand it smooth with the surface.
Expanding insulation foam comes in a spray can with a long nozzle on the top.
Cut a square hole in the template slightly larger than the existing lockset mortise.
The foam will expand to fill the space inside the door with any excess expanding outside the hole through the face of the door.
Mix up two part automotive filler.
Lay the template onto the door over the lockset hole.
In 2005 a dutch talk show revealed the process and since then the technique has been picked up by countless burglars worldwide.
Hammer in the dowel and cut off the excess.
Drill new holes that are slightly smaller than a wood dowel.
Dig out any rotten wood.
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For wood doors that are solid or when the unwanted hole is in an area of the door that is solid the most effective technique to repair the unwanted hole is to cut a piece of dowel that is the same diameter of the unwanted hole slightly longer about 1 32 inch than the thickness of the door.