Any good cheap ways to fix a door that has been dog chewed?
Question:Our dog has gone cujo on a few of our doors and window frames. One needs to be replaced completely but he others looks like they could just be repaired. Are there any goos or pastes that fill in wood scratches and bite marks well??
Answers:
Any of the fillers the other respondents have mentioned will repair the woodwork. To save further problems, you might consider screwing or gluing some kind of "scratch plate " over those areas. You can get them at home centers. I've even seen ribbed rubber floor runners cut to size and used on doors.
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A finish carpenter can do this job for you, doing it yourself takes too much expensive equipment and extensive know how.
I am in the painting business and when I need to repair doors and windows I use automotive Bondo. It is cheep and easy to work with. Dries fast and hard. water proof,sandable and paintable.Follow directions and it is the best filler I have ever used.
Yesturday my mom just repaired our doors and wall corners where our former dog chewed. We put on Spackling Compound on the wall corners and Wood filler on the doors. After that dried we sanded it down and painted it over. It only took about 1 hour!
Try to find a replacement at a habitat for humanity home store. They get items from home remodels and sell them very inexpensively. I was able to find solid wood 6-panel doors for $20 each. New, these run 10x that amount. Check it out http://www.habitat.org/env/restores.aspx...
yep bondo
Wood filler putties can be painted, but some can also be stained if you have stained woodwork in your home.
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