How To Repair Holes In Steel Doors

Do you have an unwanted hole in an exterior door (Effigy 1) because you lot changed a lock, deadbolt, door knobs or handles? You do not have to supercede the door, it can be repaired!

Figure i - Holes in exterior door

It is non uncommon to finish upwards with an unwanted hole in an exterior door considering yous have replaced the handles or a lock and the holes needed for the new lock or handle set do not lucifer upwardly with the old set.

Depending on where the hole is and what type of aesthetics yous are looking for, in that location are methods to bachelor to repair, hide or cover up that unwanted pigsty in your outside door.

Figure 2 - Trim rosette

Effigy 3 - Door reinforcer

Figure 4 - Door push plate

Covering Or Hiding A Pigsty In An Exterior Door:

In cases where you have a fractional unwanted hole due to different positioning of a latch, you may discover that a trim rosette, as shown in Figure 2, will embrace the unwanted hole portion. Trim rosettes are available in many finishes, sizes and shapes and will really enhance the overall await of your door.

If the unwanted hole is relatively shut to the new lock set you can use a door reinforcer or edge guard as shown in Figure three. The door reinforcers are made for a the virtually common door thicknesses, (brand sure yous purchase the door reinforcer that matches the thickness of your door), with dissimilar depths and heights. They also come in a variety of sizes and in a variety of finishes.

You can too utilise a door button plate, every bit shown in Figure 4. You will take to use a push plate on both sides of the door in order to cover the unwanted hole. The door lock tin exist mounted through the push plate if y'all believe you would end up with a better overall appearance. Door button plates come in a variety of sizes and finishes. Although these are generally sold at the big box home improvement centers you will find a better option if you go to company that specializes in door hardware.

Note: I recommend that y'all place some fiberglass insulation or a piece of foam insulation in the pigsty before y'all hide or encompass it up.

Repairing A Hole In An Exterior Door:

If yous cannot conveniently encompass or hibernate the hole, and then you are left with little alternative but to plug and/or patch the hole.

Exterior doors can exist wood, fiberglass or steel or a combination of those materials.

Repairing A Hole In Exterior Wood Doors:

For woods doors that are solid or when the unwanted pigsty 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, nearly one/32 inch, than the thickness of the door. Utilise an exterior epoxy to cement the piece of dowel in the hole. The dowel should protrude about one/64 inch on either side of the door. Once the epoxy sets, sand the dowel and epoxy flush with the door and paint.

Repairing A Hole In Exterior Metallic or Fiberglass Doors:

If your exterior door is made of metal or fiberglass the best repair production to utilize is auto body filler. Machine body fillers are designed to accept a lot of penalisation and if applied properly, volition last as long equally the door. Body filler also accepts pigment extremely well. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for the proper installation of their production.

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