Door Restoration

Prior to undertaking work on each damaged door at Lakeport, historic building craftsman Ronnie Walker conducted a complete assessment, then developed a restoration plan. In all cases, care was taken to retain as much of the original fabric as possible. Consolidants and wood putty were used to repair wood deterioration and damaged surfaces, repairs were made using early techniques, and missing moldings were re-created using hand tools and wood planes from the period in which the house was built. After repairs, surfaces were brought back smooth to accept re-created original faux finishes.

  • Exterior door showing years of weathering Exterior door showing years of weathering
  • Door put back together after repairs Door put back together after repairs
  • Damaged door section after planing and sanding Damaged door section after planing and sanding
  • Using hand tools to repair damaged door surface Using hand tools to repair damaged door surface
  • Damaged exterior door surface after years of weathering Damaged exterior door surface after years of weathering
  • Damaged section of molding after repairs Damaged section of molding after repairs
  • Using hand tools on additions to original moldings Using hand tools on additions to original moldings
  • Adding in-kind material to damaged original moldings Adding in-kind material to damaged original moldings
  • Door section after tenon repair Door section after tenon repair
  • Reattaching tenon with dowel rods Reattaching tenon with dowel rods
  • Repairing broken tenon with dowel rods Repairing broken tenon with dowel rods
  • Damaged door section after consolidants and wood putty Damaged door section after consolidants and wood putty
  • Applying consolidants and wood putty to damaged section Applying consolidants and wood putty to damaged section
  • Damaged area on door section Damaged area on door section
  • Exterior door after repairs Exterior door after repairs
  • Assessing the best approach for door restoration Assessing the best approach for door restoration