Anyone handy? I have a repair question

[minnie1928]

I am converting a closet into a mudroom. This morning I started by removing the two doors and the ventilated shelving. Since I removed the closet doors, the hinges have left indentations in the door frame. I do not want to put the doors back on because they severely limit the amount of space in the hallway (it's kind of what is driving this project). So, my question is this...can I repair the indentations on the frame? If so, should I use wood putty or spackle? Or, am I stuck calling my handyman to have a new trim frame installed?

Fwiw, I plan on painting the trim once it's repaired.

I tried googling this, but everything is geared towards replacing the doors and reinstalling them on hinges...not what I am looking for.

Thanks!

 

[At World's End]

I would use small pieces of trim to run up the side of the door frame, covering the indentations. Just nail them in with tiny brad nails. Then you will have a small gap when you look at the trim from the front. Run a bead of paintable caulk made for windows & doors along the edge to fill the gap. Paint and nobody will ever know the difference.

 

[minnie1928]

That's a thought...if I buy the trim at home depot, do you think they would cut it for me? I'm somewhat good with paint and caulk, but I don't have anything to cut wood with.

 

[momof1princess]

my DH, who built our house himself, said the same thing. get a small piece of wood trim to cover the indentations. he said wood putty might not hold the paint well enough. he also says he thinks home depot will cut the wood trim for you.

 

[RangerPooh]

et the measurement that you need and when you purchase the small trim piece at Home Depot, Lowes, or the local hardware store ask if they will cut it for you. Some places might charge a small fee (like .25$) per cut, while others are free. You ca also look to see if they have the trim that you want in a cut remnants pile and see what it would cost to purchase that piece rather than the entire strip, if you don't need it.

 

[pixiewings71]

Yes Home Depot will cut it for you, they have for us. Not the exact same reason but similar.

 

[minnie1928]

Thanks everyone! I'll give that a try!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

If that does not work for you , you can get some wood filler and do it that way. Just put a layer on and let it dry over night. Sand it the next day and then paint it. I did it and you can't even tell it, and it was done a few years back.

 

[SandrA9810]

Any time you buy trim or wood from the row of all the trim boards and such, there's a small table set up for cutting the piece to length. That wood, you buy by the foot.

The sheets of lumber and 2x4's and such, those are sold by the piece, so even if they cut it, you're still purchasing the whole thing. They do have a rip saw for cutting plywood sheets, and a table saw for cutting 2x4's and the like. Generally, the first two cuts are free, after that it's 50 cents a cut. But more often than not, they don't charge.

 

[dawson5]

not for anything that large but I've successfully taken dings out of wood with my iron. I just steamed it and kept steaming it. It will ruin a finish, but you said you were painting anyways. I've used this method when my boys have dropped something on my wood floors and it's lifted it enough that I didn't have the dent. It was not perfect but definitely not as noticeable as the dent that was there (first one I did this with was from the corner of the game cube, left a good sized ding in the floor.).