How To Replace Wood Panel In Door

Door repairs are easily manageable by most people with a few basic tools and there are very few things that can happen to a door which cannot be fixed with a little time patience and our door repair guide.

How to replace wood panel in door.

A common problem with older wood doors is split panels. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. If you find that you can gently pry the molding loose remove the panel. If so gouge away wood with a utility knife to expose the nail heads and pull the nails with a pliers.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Attach a couple of vise clamps to the garage door tracks just below the bearings for the second panel. The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely. While they add character and aesthetic appeal to the door their real benefit comes in the ease of repair.

This door will be painted so the color of the replacement wood is not critical. Wood door panels aren t difficult to replace. Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown. Wood damage rot is often caused by water collecting at the bottom of panels in rail and mullion grooves.

To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool. How to fix cracks in door panels without taking the door apart wooden doors will develop cracks over time especially if the panels aren t free to expand and contract. Most of the time years of paint or caulking the seams around the panels will cause the wood to stick and not allow the panel to expand and contract with the weather. Sometimes door panels fit into a recess and have a piece of molding covering one side of each edge like a picture frame.

Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife. You might find a few tiny nails where the panel meets the frame. How to repair a door. These repairs are for solid wood panel doors either painted varnished or natural.

Examine the back side of each door. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. While a solid style door will often need to be replaced a panel style door can simply have a new panel inserted. 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.