tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post113513274036948993..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: Hanging AroundGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1135200789561266372005-12-21T13:33:00.000-08:002005-12-21T13:33:00.000-08:00The plan to fill the big holes from the modern doo...The plan to fill the big holes from the modern doorknobs is to start with a round wood plug that be snug and fill most of the hole. I glue that in place. I will then finish with a 2 part epoxy wood filler. On any large dings I will just use the epoxy wood filler. Once it is sanded and painted you will never know it was there.<BR/><BR/>As for filling the mortises from old hinges, I will probably use wood, glue, and small finishing nails. To fix stripped screw holes click on the link in the blog entry labeled "Stripped screw holes". I went over it in an old blog entry. The method works very good.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1135192380902943952005-12-21T11:13:00.000-08:002005-12-21T11:13:00.000-08:00I have a few doors to hang in the basement, I boug...I have a few doors to hang in the basement, I bought them salvage through craigslist. They're almost all without hardware, so now I have the fun job of finding hardware. They've been mortised in multiple places most of them. I'll be interested to see how you go about fixing up the doors. I'm planning on varnishing these doors, I think they may be a little rustic though.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134900860188022345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1135174508630985982005-12-21T06:15:00.000-08:002005-12-21T06:15:00.000-08:00You have done a great job collecting the doors you...You have done a great job collecting the doors you need. My house has at least 14 empty jambs needing replacement doors and as usual, they are all different widths and downstairs they all need to be 82.5 inches high which is hard to find, even at salvage yards as the vast majority are 77 (I can imagine how hard it's been to find the ones for your house). Also, all of the original hardware has been scavenged and huge, gaping holes remain. I don't think I have your patience and I've decided to have french doors made when the time comes. I'm interested in knowing what you will use to fill the holes and cracks and how you do it. This may help me if I change my mind and feel confident enough in doing the patch work myself.Ms. P in Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044745952111340330noreply@blogger.com