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How to repair hole in internal door?

MrCannotWeld
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How to repair hole in internal door?

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Recently purchased a house with this less- than-discrete cover up for what I presume (hope) is some teenage boy testosterone gone wrong. 

 

If anyone has a better repair idea than mine for this it would be appreciated. 

 

My idea is to:

- cut around the area to create an even square

- glue a backing board behind the hole (cut into two so it fits the hole)

- glue a square of board equal to the depth of the door's board onto the backing board

- fill the gap with a flexible filter (maybe no more gaps?)

- sand and paint

 

Happy to be told I'm going about this all wrong! 

EricL
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Bunnings Team Member

Re: Internal door repair

Hello @MrCannotWeld 

 

On the contrary your description of the repair method is very close to how it's done. I suggest having a quick look at this guide - How to repair a hole in an internal door. The only difference between your plan and the guide is that you'll be using a timber square board to accomplish the patch. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your proposed step. This will actually save you from having to put in a large amount of filler in the hole.

 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

 

Eric

 

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