Need a new strike plate on here, but over the years people have hacked away at it and nothing left of the wood to secure screws where I need them
What's the best way? Splice a new bit of wood in or fill it with something that is screwable?
Need a new strike plate on here, but over the years people have hacked away at it and nothing left of the wood to secure screws where I need them
There's probably a better way, but if it was me I'd prob just slap it in with some wood glue with a bit of saw dust in it, then tape it until dry. Another option is to drill it out and throw a dowel in the hole.
fill it with bondo then rout out a new hole
Use 3 inch screws
This is always my first recourse. There's a stud behind that door jamb, using a longer screw should secure it to that.
If for some reason that doesn't work or is not an option, fill it up with wood filler, bondo, epoxy putty, or whatever, and then make new holes.
Lol good thinking, thanks!... man I'm stupid, but you're right there is a solid wood frame behind the jamb
Match sticks and wood glue
I had one jamb that was clearly kicked in once before I moved in. I just cut out a section and replaced the whole thing. Came out clean I think. Wanted it solid since it's an exterior with a deadbolt
Fill the gaps and holes you mongoloid. Finish it out.
It's a fricking garage.
Ok I take it back.
Just moved in and there's bigger projects to tackle. I just didn't want some frickwit stealing my tools out of my garage because the deadbolt didn't work
Pretty degenerate how you left those screws so proud on the deadbolt latch kek
The closer you look the worse it gets. Seems like the whole thing is in backward. There's no countersink for the screws to sit in.
>There's no countersink for the screws to sit in.
There are, it's just that much larger screws were used than the dinky ones that originally went in the strike plate. Most likely to anchor it into the framing behind the jamb making it a lot stronger and harder to kick in.
As long as the screw heads don't rub, it's fine. Appearances don't really matter, it's just a door to the guys garage/shop.
Doubt. Look at the other strike plate below it. Same screws neatly countersunk.
Not a matching set, just a quick deadbolt swap that came with shitty 1" screws for the plate. Will replace the plate soon with one that has a bigger countersink
You're right btw, that deadbolt came with shitty screws and a tiny countersink. I used longer screws to hit the stud since apparently some frick already broke into this garage before I bought it and I didn't want it happening again. Going to buy a new plate soon to clean it up but not a priority
Shove toothpicks in the holes. For the bottom you probably need to cut a little block to fill it
Longer screws or since it's just a strike plate jamb a bunch of toothpicks in there and break em off until you have enough meat to bite into
If it's on something where you don't care how it looks, it's fine to just hack something together so long as it works. For instance, my office entry door here.
Fill with pl premium. It turns on to a rock.
Don't get it on your hands.
>Don't get it on your hands.
PL on your hands is fine, peeling it off reveals a nice layer of fresh new skin.
Here's what I did for my bathroom door. It wouldn't close because everything became uneven decades ago and moving the metal would have left a hole in the wrong place. I chiseled the old wood out of there and put in a slightly bigger and softer piece of wood, then I sanded it even etc, haven't repainted yet and the wood was probably too shitty so it cracked a bit, but you get the idea.