Old Wooden Door Repair
Remove the hinges by taping the pins upwards with the help of a flat head screwdriver.
Old wooden door repair. Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2. Most medium to large repairs will require at least two layers of filler. Then pull it off after the filler hardens. Measure the repair area.
The door should now slide out from the hinges. Depending on the location and extent of wood damage you may or may not have to disassemble the door to carry out a repair. Repair or replacement wood replacement is my first choice when the damage involves a joint or threatens a door s structural integrity. Open the front door and lay some wood blocks under the bottom edge in order to help support the door.
Following the outline you created carefully chisel out the bad wood that you need to replace. Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws. Cut a block of wood that is slightly larger than the area you measured. Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.