Probably my only post as I'll likely forget the username and password I was forced to register with :/
Anyways I have some doors in this older apartment I am slowly renovating......several of which scrape on the floors. The doors have the typical hollow veneer with a solid wood block on the bottom that many residential houses have.
I got the bright idea I would cut about 1/4" off the bottom of the doors so that they would open and close more smoothly. So, for the task I secured a 4 1/2" mini handheld rotary saw.
Nervous as can be about this, I carefully cut the bottom off the first door. To my amazement, it cut clean and so perfectly, I didn't even have to sand or stain it. So how about that.
Then, more confident... I proceed to the second veneer door.
Minutes later, I end up with this (pic). Your epic veneer door disaster. So, one cut easily. The next, the veneer just blew off. Seems unfair as far as seeing it coming, but what can you do.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/9hns6d.jpg
I also have a door to another room that had this already, apparently from a previous owner:
http://oi63.tinypic.com/nvtjc9.jpg
So my question is... how can this possibly be fixed, so that it doesn't look like trash? My first thoughts were wood putty then sanding, but of course after staining that you'll have a big blotch which would I assume look terrible.
Another idea is perhaps to put a decorative furrow strip of trim on the top and bottom, concealing the door ends? But that of course would have to be done to every door in the apartment, and obviously the in sides of the doors which fit into the jambs, would not fit the strip in the same place.
Anyone have any suggestions (??)
would much appreciate thanks
Anyways I have some doors in this older apartment I am slowly renovating......several of which scrape on the floors. The doors have the typical hollow veneer with a solid wood block on the bottom that many residential houses have.
I got the bright idea I would cut about 1/4" off the bottom of the doors so that they would open and close more smoothly. So, for the task I secured a 4 1/2" mini handheld rotary saw.
Nervous as can be about this, I carefully cut the bottom off the first door. To my amazement, it cut clean and so perfectly, I didn't even have to sand or stain it. So how about that.
Then, more confident... I proceed to the second veneer door.
Minutes later, I end up with this (pic). Your epic veneer door disaster. So, one cut easily. The next, the veneer just blew off. Seems unfair as far as seeing it coming, but what can you do.
http://oi63.tinypic.com/9hns6d.jpg
I also have a door to another room that had this already, apparently from a previous owner:
http://oi63.tinypic.com/nvtjc9.jpg
So my question is... how can this possibly be fixed, so that it doesn't look like trash? My first thoughts were wood putty then sanding, but of course after staining that you'll have a big blotch which would I assume look terrible.
Another idea is perhaps to put a decorative furrow strip of trim on the top and bottom, concealing the door ends? But that of course would have to be done to every door in the apartment, and obviously the in sides of the doors which fit into the jambs, would not fit the strip in the same place.
Anyone have any suggestions (??)
would much appreciate thanks