Patching Door Lock Hole For Refuse

For durability and structural integrity it s hard to beat real wood when filling a large hole in a door.

Patching door lock hole for refuse.

Point the nozzle into the hole or crack in your door and begin spraying. Expanding insulation foam comes in a spray can with a long nozzle on the top. In that case take the hinges from the frame. When you open the door you will see the latch on the door and the strike plate on the door jamb.

The repair is quick and easy. As the filler starts to cure shape it to conform to the molding. Square up the template with the door s edge and then clamp it in place. Lay the template onto the door over the lockset hole.

For wood doors that are solid or when the unwanted hole 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 about 1 32 inch than the thickness of the door. Fill the void with the filler. Hammer in the dowel and cut off the excess. Fill the hole with expanding foam insulation.

Drill new holes that are slightly smaller than a wood dowel. Step 2 check the latch and strike plate. In 2005 a dutch talk show revealed the process and since then the technique has been picked up by countless burglars worldwide. Dig out any rotten wood.

Use wood caulking and place it inside the holes. To do this burglars file down the teeth of a key into several points sort of like a little saw. After the filler hardens sand it smooth with the surface. Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.

A dowel of the proper diameter works well for the rounded hole in the door edge left by the. Mix up two part automotive filler. Watch this video to find out more. Reinstall the hinges and attach the screws into the dowel.

Since the early 1900s locksmiths have used a secretive technique called bumping to open locks in a hurry.