Split Wood Door Repair

How to fix a door that cracked where the hinges go.

Split wood door repair.

For a quick fix a mixture of wood glue and sawdust seamlessly blends in small cracks and gaps in assembled furniture. Cracks on doors are everyday problems. Though cracks are unappealing there are plenty of products available that can save a damaged piece of wood. Mix the two parts of liquid wood epoxy consolidant according to the manufacturer s directions.

Work it into the wood with a small disposable brush. Wood glue of any type aliphatic glues like titebond seem to be popular in the. Wood putty or wood filler sticks are easy to use and effective for covering over wide cracks in indoor and unstained wood. This video shows how to glue a cracked door stile back in place.

This style bracket fits 1 3 8 in. Holes and onto the wood in the repair area. Then squeeze the consolidant into the 1 4 in. Thick doors and accepts a 7 16 in.

Wood closet door roller 1 3 16 in. Continue this process until the wood is saturated. In particular the side where the hinges fasten onto the door tends to crack or split in certain situations. The panels of solid wood doors can split occasionally usually due to the wood drying out too much but sometimes just because the door is slammed too often.

Repair a split door panel. Concave roller bottom mount 2 pack this bi fold door repair bracket is constructed this bi fold door repair bracket is constructed from steel. Wooden panels were typically fitted into grooves plowed in the door rails and stiles and left to float so they could expand and contract without binding and splitting for a primer on making wooden panels see my last post however varnish wax and dirt can build up over the years and stick the panel in place so it isn t able to expand. It is designed to repair doors that have split at the top or bottom pivot.

There are two ways to accomplish the repair. Deep splits in wood can be repaired.