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Massive hole in door - fixable with wood filler or not? (Photos)

toutesuite
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

For 6 months I have been living with a bedroom door with a hole instead of a doorknob. Doorknob was torn out when locking doorknob was faulty and didn't take key.

My plan is to buy wood filler and fill it and install a new door knob.

Is my plan at all feasible or doomed to failure? Any advice welcome.

I'm NOT Handy at all. I haven't ever worked with wood filler before... or installed a door knob.

I don't want to replace the door for a variety of reasons. I don't mind the filler looking mismatched - anything is better than the hole and inability to close the bedroom door fully we are currently living with! The splinters are treacherous!

Rest assured, the new doorknob will be NON locking...

Back of door (inside room view) - https://imgur.com/48kWEzA

Front of door (outside room view) - https://imgur.com/OmQuOdD

Side view - https://imgur.com/t2zIwBg

Door frame - https://imgur.com/lrDKUUW

Comments (3)

  • PRO
    User
    5 years ago

    I don't think wood filler is going to help, it's really for small imperfections rather than gaping holes.


    I would suggest that you change to a latch type handle, which will then be larger than the big hole you have on the left and cover it enough for the screws to have good wood to grab to.

    There will still be a hole on the right when you've screwed the latch in , but you may be able to put some filler on the right after fitting the latch. It's not the right way to do it, but it would suffice if you don't want to buy a new door.


    Alternatively, you would need to fill the door with bits of pinned in wood for the filler to grab to and I wouldn't suggest a DIY novice attempt it.

  • Jonathan
    5 years ago
    I think you should replace the door
  • Tani H-S
    5 years ago
    If you do manage to solve the ability to put in a new knob in the existing hole then you could consider using a decorative door plate which could cover any remaining holes.

    Or ... just throwing honey pots here...

    You could add two bevelled wood panels to cover the hole and fix static knobs to those with a roller ball catch.
    Just an alternative
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