How To Repair A Small Hole In A Hollow Core Door

Leah demostrates how to repair a hole in a hollow core interior door using low pressure foam insulation and plastic wood putty.

How to repair a small hole in a hollow core door. These relatively flimsy doors can be damaged easily. The best hinges for hollow core doors are still the base molding spring stops as seen on the door in this foreground and not the hinge pin stops as seen on the two doors in the background. Stuff paper inside the door surround the perimeter of the hole. The repair is quick and easy.

Now if the hole in your door was caused by a hinge pin stop replace it with a different type. However for a small hole you may be able to patch it with spackle and then sand and repaint it to match. Most hollow core doors are fairly inexpensive and esasy to replace. If you or someone you live with has accidentally knocked a hole in a hollow door you can fix it with materials available at your local hardware store.