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TheLargeIsTheMessage t1_j6gljnl wrote

>non-open-able door

People in this thread seem to be missing this. A non-openable door is not a door. I assume it's made of wood. If so, drill away.

Suggestions:

  1. Use a spade bit so that a bit of pokey-ness of the drill comes out the other side before the hole is cleared. Then switch sides and drill back in, which reduces tear-out.

  2. get a piece of closed cell foam (you can check by trying to blow through it, no air going through means it's closed cell, a pool noodle or a foam mat would work), and use that for your plug, just cut with scissors. Hot-glue them together to make it as thick as your door. If you want to make it pretty, glue a circular piece of wood to this foam plug. Make the foam plug slightly larger than the hole.

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rolliejoe OP t1_j6hq5ku wrote

Thanks, good suggestion about the foam plug. And yes, it is made of wood and I wasn't sure what to call it since it isn't really a "door" and it also isn't a wall/drywall. I've gotten lots of conflicting advice here so I'm trying to consider everything, but trying to drill through my drywall, insulation, and vinyl siding (like many have suggested) just seems like a much, much, much more likely to cause problems approach.

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