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Can I unfill a mortise lock hole?
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.32 PM
I live in an old house with mortise locks, but the previous owners filled in the deadbolt hole for the mortise locks. The lock turns fine but doesn't have a hole to go in anymore because that portion of the doorfram has been filled in. I can see the spot it's been filled and am guessing it's wood with maybe wood filler or wood glue. Is there a way to remove this filler so that I can use the mortise lock again?
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L K Property Maintenance
Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Yes it is not difficult take out them ,I need to use the drill all holes able to clean up agent please Regards Laszlo
Answered27 July 2020
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SJ Trader & Decorators
Rating: 4.1 out of 5
Of course you can, just use a drill, if you don't have one, use a screwdriver, scrape of the paint so you can see what you're dealing with before you jam your screw driver there. Cheers
Answered27 July 2020
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Anonymous user
Yes. Drill the filler material out ( to speed things up you could use a spade bit). When you have drilled out as much material as you need, clean up the remaining wood/filler with a sharp chisel.
Answered30 July 2020
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K & B Services
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I would clean out the the holes in the frame with a chisel and replace latch plates where necessary
Answered10 August 2020
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