The door should now slide out from the hinges.
Old wooden door repair.
Following the outline you created carefully chisel out the bad wood that you need to replace.
Remove the hinges by taping the pins upwards with the help of a flat head screwdriver.
Then pull it off after the filler hardens.
Repair or replacement wood replacement is my first choice when the damage involves a joint or threatens a door s structural integrity.
Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2.
Lay the door flat on your sawhorses.
Our antique doors have been sourced by our reclamation specialists who find artifacts from the turn of the century and the pre war eras.
Depending on the location and extent of wood damage you may or may not have to disassemble the door to carry out a repair.
Measure the repair area.
Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.
Cut a block of wood that is slightly larger than the area you measured.
Most medium to large repairs will require at least two layers of filler.