What to use to fill a hole in a door frame?

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Hi

I have 2 internal doors which I need to paint but where we have changed the doors, the strike plate (think that's what it is called) has been moved too so we now have holes I need to fill.

I went to B&Q and was advised to get Polyfilla Deep Gap but just wanted to check with the MN jury before I start that this is the right thing for the job

Thanks for any advice

Are they wooden doors? I'd use wood filler tbh. Polyfilla is for walls really.

Give it a good sand down once it has set, whatever you use. I imagine Polyfilla will still work on wood but read the packet first.

Hi Soonish. Sorry, I just re read my message and it does mention the doors. It is actually the door frame (wall) bit that has the hole. You know, where the door locker bit goes in (badly explained ).

So, it is for filling in wood as it is filling the alcatraving. Is that any clearer? I have just googled and it might be called the stop...

Very about my badly phrased message. I don't know what door parts are called!

architrave ;)

Ha RCheshire (I obviously know nothing about that either!)

I would cut a piece of wood down to the size and shape of the hole. As it gets close in size, keep trying it, and just take off a sliver at a time. If it's a round hole, you can wedge in a square piece of wood, leaving a much smaller gap round the edge to fill. It'll be stronger and more robust than hole filled purely with wood filler.

I have some holes in the wood on my door that need filling and am puzzled as to how colour match, with wood filler.

Also, leave it 48 hrs to set before sanding. It will be perfect tomand n paint then