Greetings and Salutations.

On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:18:39 -0400, "anthony" wrote:

Guys, help me out on this....

I have an older home where all the door knobs are tarnished badly. So, I've
decided to replace them with new ones. The problem is the old holes on the
doors are too small to accept the new knob fixtures. Any suggestions to
achieve a professional result?

thanks,
Anthony


Well, the last time I had to deal with this problem, I ended
up making plugs for the old holes and gluing them in place. After
things had set up well, I simply used hole saws and forstner bits
to drill the NEW holes where I wanted them. Since the new hardware
was offset enough from the old that there would have been a noticable
gap, I thought this the simplist way to deal with it. If carefully
done, filled and sanded, it leaves a smooth surface that, when
painted, will make it hard to tell the holes were there.
on the other hand, if the existing hardware still works
well - why fix it? The tarnish problem can be dealt with by
making sure the doors get used on a regular basis.
Regards
Dave Mundt