Apply carpenter s glue to broken wood pieces and glue them back onto the jamb.
Fix door jamb split.
Carefully remove broken split pieces of wood from bottom of the side jamb.
If your door got kicked in due to a break in the most important thing is feeling secure again.
A minor split may be cosmetic.
Pry the crack or split apart slightly using the putty knife.
This video will show you how.
You can usually fix a kick in door jamb by gluing it back together.
A split that affects the hinges or the strike plates is not just cosmetic.
The repair reinforcement plates include knockouts for a variety of deadbolt spacing.
In extreme cases the best way to fix both the door and the door jamb frame is a repair kit or a reinforcement plate.
But you may be able to fix this damage.
The dual plate design provides up to 12 gauge thickness.
Pull off any small splinters.
Serious splits in door frames.
This kit is used to repair broken or split door jambs.
Hopefully your not here because it happened to you.
Insert the end of a putty knife between the loose casing on the doorknob side on the interior side of the door.
Use a chisel and hammer to pry the door stop and molding away from the frame.
The kit includes 2 edge guards for 1 3 4 in.
Door frame repair 101.
Press and rub the glue deeper into the crack using your fingertip until the.
Use wood putty to fill the crack and paint or varnish the door as needed.
2 remove the door strip and molding.
A door jamb repair kit will usually consist of a heavy duty strike plate and a door jamb metal overlay to hide cracks and reinforce the frame.
Inject glue into the crack with the tip of a glue bottle.
A kicked door can cause a split lower on the door frame including damage to the door itself.