How To Repair A Door Lock Hole

For other types of problems with door knobs and locks please see repairing door knobs hardware.

How to repair a door lock hole.

In the video i try to fix it and create a more secure and polished res. Put some graphite into the keyhole either by squeezing it from a tube or dusting it onto a key and then operate the lock a few times to work the graphite into the mechanism. The repair is quick and easy. Here we look at how to fix problems with a key operating a door lock.

This door frame was devastated at one time and had been repaired in a real sloppy way. The lock cylinder leaves a hole over 2 inches in diameter completely through the door and there s an additional hole. Exterior locks can freeze interior locks get dirty and small internal parts eventually wear out or break. Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.

Watch as a professional home repairman shows how to fix door. Door locks are complex mechanisms with lots of tiny moving parts and as such can malfunction on occasion. Fixing or repairing a door lock may seem like a daunting task but it can be very simple to fix. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this.

It s no small task to repair a wood door after removing a dead bolt latch. Before you buy a replacement lock try some quick remedies. This old house general contractor tom silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door.