Integrated washing machine door hinge holes need moving!

[Deleted User]

After an aborted attempt to try and resurect our broken integrated washing machine, I took the expensive route and bought a new washer.

Disappointed to discover that the useless plonkers that make integrated washing machines can't decide on a standardised location for the door hinge holes. I now have a routed kitchen door for my old washer, and it doesn't line up with the hinges for the Bosch. Annoyingly one of the new routed holes is right onto the routed out part of the old door hole.

I figure I either pay £150 for a new door, or somehow fill the existing routed out holes so the door can be re-routed and drilled for the fixings.

Is the later possible? Id so what should I use as a strong drillable/routable filler?

Thanks.

phill99

You need to fill the original holes with a 2 part epoxy filler. Ronseal do one (Ronseal High Performance wood filler). You have to mix the filler with a hardener and it sets extremely hard, ready for drilling.

cyclonebri1

As above really, they will all drill or machine cleanly.

I would sugest though that you key the areas that are to be filled, ie, using a router bit in a drill or similar, rough up or undercut the existing routered areas. Just a bit of insurance then that not only have you adhered the patch in place, you have also secured it mechanically.

[Deleted User]

Thanks, picked up some Ronseal High Performance wood filler, screwed a couple of screws into the sidewalls of each hole (to give it something to bite onto) and then plugged up the holes.

Top job, it's ready for rerouting. I have a fitter doing some bathroom stuff in a few weeks, i'll leave that for him to do :-)

mikey72

mgillespie wrote: »

Thanks, picked up some Ronseal High Performance wood filler, screwed a couple of screws into the sidewalls of each hole (to give it something to bite onto) and then plugged up the holes.

Top job, it's ready for rerouting. I have a fitter doing some bathroom stuff in a few weeks, i'll leave that for him to do :-)

Make sure you tell him about the screws, so he doesn't put the router bit into them.

cyclonebri1

mikey72 wrote: »

Make sure you tell him about the screws, so he doesn't put the router bit into them.

Yep, which is why I suggested the undercut route, I :eek: cringed when I read the op's next post.