Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Dec 14, 2009 4:08 pm Hi, As I have an older house, that has obvisouly had lots of people with different renovating ideas over the years, some of my door frames have two or more door latch's and/or holes in them. As I will be painting them all to get rid of the brown, can I just use a putty and fill them in first? Or should I tackle this a different way? Thanks Adrian Re: Multiple door latch holes in frames 4Dec 14, 2009 4:32 pm I would cut out a small piece of wood to fill the hole with (screw it in) then putty the small gaps. Greg The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 3978 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 6297 For your reference Performance Labels: Window assemblies in housing, except timber windows, must be labelled so the label can be seen when it is in situ. For timber… 6 2426 |