Is there any material that can be used to build up the doors to make them even again? This became apparent when I had foundation work done and the house was raised - instead of fixing the foundation, the previous owner had the doors shaved to fit - and now of course they're showing gaps on top and not fitting at all! The doors themselves are lovely, and I don't really want to replace them, but rather build them up again and paint them over. Do you know what I mean? Any suggestions? Needless to say, I'm not all that brilliant at that sort of thing, so anything reasonably easy would be appreciated.
Answers:
Some people would suggest using that "plastic wood" wood putty to build it up but that stuff looks unnatural and you won't like the outcome. Here's an idea. Take off the door and use a plane or sander to make it square and even all the way around. Then re-hang it and you should have an even gap all the way around. You can then take a thin piece of wood (same type of wood, of course) in the right thickness to fill in the gaps. Cut it to the right length, glue it in place, secure it with a few tiny finish nails, sand it so it's flush with the rest of the door, then paint or stain to your heart's content. This is the short version of the process, but I think you get the idea. Don't use that wood putty/plastic wood stuff, it's messy and looks bad. Good Luck.
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