What do my fellow landlords do with knuckle dents in wood finish hollow core doors? --35.132.xxx.xxx

I have door dents in a metal exterior door...it is unsightly for sure. With a wood door,my handyman cut out the damaged part, and plastered and painted it to match. It looked decent, not great though --71.117.xxx.xx

fill it with joint compound and paint it --74.77.xx.xx

If it's small, like Ken, I fill it with joint compound, sand it smooth, and paint it. --209.205.xxx.xx

Tonia, for metal exterior door, you can use bondo instead of drywall joint compound. Bondo is what's used in the automotive industry to fix car dents, basically just a plastic filler. Once you let it cure, sand it smooth and paint the door to completely hide the dent. --209.205.xxx.xx

Thanks Mike!!! --71.117.xxx.xx

If larger than a quarter, use minimally expanding foam to fill, let cure, cut flush with serrated knife, then joint compound to complete. --99.92.xxx.xxx

So I did not deduct for my 4 interior doors but got the additional days beyond the 1st and also hauling /cleaning fees out of the deposit. So of their $2500 deposit, I think I returned around $1,800. --47.156.xx.xx

These doors were fine for 15 years untill I switched door knobs from passage to privacy. I will switch back when place is vacant. These are bedroom doors. Thanks for the suggestions. --35.132.xxx.xxx

We have replaced them completely when damaged and billed security deposit. It's started to be more frequently and most time consuming and costly. Now I have an amount of $300 pet door for interior hollow wood doors and more for metal exterior doors. Our own home is over 100 years old, once 26 people lived there, no door damage to this date! We have successfully hung $5 light weight mirrors on doors to buy time. It's certainly frustrating for sure. Have to have locking doors to get occupancy permit. --172.56.xx.xx

Now I do the same as plenty. Those doors need to look good and last, which they will for decades if not abused. Bill as damages: replace and then I maintain the value of my property. --184.4.xx.xx

I replace the doors, paint them and charge for the materials and labor. My properties all have 6 panel doors that have the woodgrain texture so no patch looks good. --108.201.xx.xx

Often bought second new doors at the Habitat for Humanty restorres where even used door maybe a better option. If a suite door connected to common hallway then the door must be fire rated where a wood door has a rating of 20 minutes which means burn through. --68.69.xxx.xxx

I also avoid renting to males. LOL With a 1.8% vacancy rate in town, that's not too hard. --15.181.xx.xx

I don't like solid wood doors...wood swells with humidity and seasons and the doors stick and warp. I prefer a quality door that has a hollow core but there are cheap ones and good ones. The good ones will have some sort of cardboard inside that keeps them firm yet lightweight. These doors don't swell or warp, and put less stress on door hinges. --99.92.xxx.xxx

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BRAD --73.103.xxx.xxx

A subject I know all too well. We started doing routine inspections (6 months in first year, than at renewals after that) because of this and dented appliances. We replace damaged then bill as extra rent. Sometimes arguments, but cures the problem one way or another AT THEIR EXPENSE, not ours. --24.115.xxx.xxx

Robert--In my opinion you COULD have sued both the tenants AND the adult children, even after the adult tenants left and the adult children remained. The tenants that signed the lease are responsible for damage caused by them or their guests. They are also responsible for rent until they turn the place back over to you. If they left their adult children in there, they still owe rent every month. Furthermore, the adult children are liable in tort for malicious or reckless damage that they cause, the same as if a stranger damages your house. --70.90.xx.xxx

Fix and add to next rent cycle - we do not finance poor behavior. --76.190.xxx.xxx

Fill inside with spray foam, then bondo --71.187.xx.x

BRAD --73.103.xxx.xxx

Served him right. Too bad they are still together. --107.147.xx.xxx

Durabond --206.84.xx.xxx

Lately we have stopped repairing six panel doors if the hole is too big. They cost less than $100 at Menards, my handyman installs them, and we pain them. No amount of bondo and painting is going to stop it from looking repaired. --70.62.xxx.xxx

I do agree that small cracks or holes are sometimes worth the repair but big stuff isn't. --107.147.xx.xxx