HELP!

[Ohcrapp]

Just moved into (a clearly cheap) made house, as my toddler pushed open the door with a bit of force it fell completely of its hinges! Does anyon know if any sort of filler can fix this?? Is where the screws go into the door! Thinking I’m going to have to buy a new door and get someone to hang it? Unless someone’s got a genius idea!

Don't think filler is going to be much use to you with this one! 🤔

That does look very thin.
My guess would be that the door has been trimmed leaving very little of the internal structural frame left.

Depending on the cost of a new door (cheap panel doors are just that......... Cheap!) someone might be able to let in a new piece of wood (OH would) but it would probably work out cheaper (and quicker) just to replace it.

@Dougieowner that’s what i was thinking! It’s £40 for the same door but for someone to hang it around here ( add the handle ect ) the prices are expensive!

It can be fixed, it would need a solid block gluing inside the door then the hinge re cutting in, once it’s all sanded and repainted you would never know it’s been done. Finding someone to make a good job of it will be the hard part.

You could turn it round and put the hinges on the other side of the door so if you patch it up it doesnt have to carry the weight of the door. By the time you have to move the latch might be more trouble than it's worth.

That cannot be filled.
Hanging a new door does not need to be done by an tradesperson. Get on Youtube and call in the help of a friend.

it would need a solid block gluing inside the door then the hinge re cutting in, once it’s all sanded and repainted you would never know it’s been done

I strongly advise against this. Whilst wood can be glued to wood it is not the best idea when it comes to anything that might be moved with force. If a toddler broke it the first time they can most certainly break a bodged repair.

A time served apprenticeship and a city and guilds in carpentry and joinery says it can. I’ve done a lot bigger splice’s on a lot heavier doors than that. It can be repaired easily by the right person and it does not need a new door, just someone who has the experience to repair it.

like a previous poster has said too much has been taken off the edge of the door And left nothing for the screws on the hinge to take hold of.

And this was probably done by someone who watched YouTube in the first place. Hanging doors correctly is a skill and takes time though experience to do properly.