Doors – How to Fix and Reattach a Cracked Door Handle Plate

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I cracked my door at the door handle plate. What can I use to fix and reattach the door handle?

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Best Answer

Remove the handle and get a good wood glue and brush it in all the cracks. Clamp it until the glue dries (varies with the type of glue). If you can't clamp it, I'd suggest removing the door, laying it flat and weight down a piece of wood over the glues area until the glue dries. Then re attach the handle.

If using epoxy, most epoxies want to be clamped or weighted down in some fashion. You want to "clean out" the hole so the wood can lay flat in the repair area. Epoxy up any voids in the area. Epoxy up a few toothpicks and stick them in the screw holes so you have some new wood when re attaching the handle.