Door side Invert
#1
04-04-05, 12:33 PM
Door side Invert
I want to rehang the door on the other side.
Don't know what is the best way to fill the old grooves (hinges, lock).
Don't know what is the best way to fill the old grooves (hinges, lock).
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04-05-05, 05:33 PM
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Its very difficult to make them disappear. However, I have used QuickFill only because it drys in 10 min and I can do it all in one coat. Then sand and feather it out. But any wood filler type product will work.
#3
04-05-05, 07:26 PM
Or just go to a local lumberyard or a big box store and buy 2 new jamb sides. You're gonna be mortising hinges and redrilling for the door latch and deadbolt anyway. You'll spend more time trying to fill the old holes than you will replacing the jambs, and the fills are going to show.
New jambs
Lol
#7
04-08-05, 07:30 AM
There are ways of getting around not having a miter saw when replacing an existing door.
One is to remove the existing casing carefully so you can reuse it. Razor knife to cut the paint and cauklking, small pry bar and a stiff putty knife work well. Then pull the nails out the back side of the pieces of casing.
Another would be to replace the casing with either a pre-cut set, or the 'miterless type, which uses blocks or rosettes in the corners.
One is to remove the existing casing carefully so you can reuse it. Razor knife to cut the paint and cauklking, small pry bar and a stiff putty knife work well. Then pull the nails out the back side of the pieces of casing.
Another would be to replace the casing with either a pre-cut set, or the 'miterless type, which uses blocks or rosettes in the corners.
