Use wood caulking and place it inside the holes.
Patching door lock hole for refuse.
To do this burglars file down the teeth of a key into several points sort of like a little saw.
Expanding insulation foam comes in a spray can with a long nozzle on the top.
As the filler starts to cure shape it to conform to the molding.
For durability and structural integrity it s hard to beat real wood when filling a large hole in a door.
Mix up two part automotive filler.
When you open the door you will see the latch on the door and the strike plate on the door jamb.
Fill the void with the filler.
The repair is quick and easy.
Reinstall the hinges and attach the screws into the dowel.
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.
Cut a square hole in the template slightly larger than the existing lockset mortise.
In that case take the hinges from the frame.
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.
The foam will expand to fill the space inside the door with any excess expanding outside the hole through the face of the door.
Dig out any rotten wood.
Point the nozzle into the hole or crack in your door and begin spraying.
Hammer in the dowel and cut off the excess.
In 2005 a dutch talk show revealed the process and since then the technique has been picked up by countless burglars worldwide.
Lay the template onto the door over the lockset hole.
Drill new holes that are slightly smaller than a wood dowel.
Watch this video to find out more.
Step 2 check the latch and strike plate.
Step 1 fill in the hole before you can fit any covers over the holes you will first need to add some caulking to the wood in order to prevent the wood splitting during temperature changes.
Fill the hole with expanding foam insulation.