How To Patch A Door Lock Hole

Leave the door on its hinges you needn t remove it to complete this fix.

How to patch a door lock hole.

Overfill the hole to form a slight mound. Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door. Allow the filler to dry completely. Use a new wood epoxy to provide a paintable surface that unlike old wood.

Slide a drop cloth under the door to protect the floor as you work. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original hardware is the professional way to fix it. Before hanging your new door fill and seal those cavities to protect and maintain the structural integrity of the jamb. If the latch does not catch close the door slowly to watch how the latch bolt meets the strike plate.

Scrape away loose debris from the hole. Cover the hole or dent with fast drying spackle to bring the spackle level with the drywall surface and let it dry 24 hours or the time recommended by the manufacturer s instructions. Typical plastic anchors are hollow meaning you only have one option for hole placement right in the. For instance glue a hardwood dowel through the old bolt hole pack heavy duty filler around it to within 1 4 inch of the door surface then use a matching wood dutchman high quality stainable.

Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly.