The door was painted by the previous owners but the veneer and filled cracks split and peeled anyway.
Exterior door veneer peeling.
The door is unprotected and the weather has caused the loss of varnish leaving the timber finish vulnerable to water damage.
A glue repair works best if you have a piece of veneer that s an exact fit and matches up with the existing grain.
I like to check out advice columns on the web like this old house or family handyman etc for detailed instructions when i m facing a project like this.
If it s not a match don t glue.
Laminate exterior doors are prone to peeling splitting and bubbling.
Lots of rain.
Most of the time you don t even notice it but if you hold a piece of fresh cut plywood up at eye level and peer at the edge you can see just how thin.
How to fix a veneer door.
The gumwood veneer of our west facing front door is cracked and peeling.
It looks great stained or can easily be painted.
External door veneer peeling.
The laminate may separate from the underlying door due to factors such as age sun exposure or moisture.
You up cycle use your bad door for the dog house big puppy and you may find a door that makes you want to do a lot of diy.
Once the separation begins additional moisture will invade the space between the laminate and the underlying surface resulting in rapid deterioration.
If it s a wood veneer and the veneer is peeling you have a bigger problem.
How to fix peeling veneer.
Go to habitat and buy a special used door.
The veneer peels off in layers.
In my case and all the peeling veneer furniture pieces that i have worked on in the past under the veneer is solid pine or pine planks.
But if your old door is a nice heavy wood door from bygone days try to restore it.
With a piece like this i would normally cut it off and fill it in but i want to show you how easy it is to glue veneer down.