How to Fill Big GAPS in Wood with Wood Filler Guaranteed! Fix Large Gaps in Wood DIY!

[@jenjames4113]

I can promise you 99.9% of people will never ever walk into that room and notice whatever imperfections you're worried about on your repair job, however a much, much larger percentage of people WOULD immediately have noticed the large gaping space. Your job looks great. That's a good gain by the numbers. Thank you for the advice🙂

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Jen! You are absolutely right!:)

[@woodlandxwarrior]

It's funny because I point things out to home owners all the time. I've worked in trades and continue to from time to time and I always find the stories interesting. Most of the time people like talking to me about it because it is almost a stress reliever.

[@marlonestrella8105]

Another tip also, when you have a gap that big you should fill 3/4 of it with that clay filler they sell at hardware stores. They are super cheap. Then you should put wood filler over it. Doing this will give it better uniformity and also give it more stable foundation for the wood filler to mold to...

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Great tip! I will use that in my future projects👍 Thank you!

[@akalrove4834]

100% agree with this tip

[@aiai-j7i]

This is why I love the comment section! Thank you!

[@vinberube136]

What's an example of clay filler? I don't recall ever seeing that at the hardware store.

[@odannyboy3338]

I have so much respect for you! I’ve been in construction and the handyman business for about 40 years full and part time… and I must say that you did a fantastic job both in your technique and your verbal commentary to describe what you are doing and why! Bravo! No it’s not perfect, but it’s more than most people will try to do! Love and friendship to you! PS, I love your accent btw 😉

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you O'Danny Boy for a very nice comment! You made my day🥰😍

[@lootninja]

Hey O’ Danny Boy, question after I use a wood filler and sand it down then let it cure is it possible I can drill holes and place a hinge then attach it to a storm door? A chunk of wood came out of the bottom hinge area and the storm door creaks and is very annoying and doesn’t close at all.

[@ta6531]

I am thrilled! I work so hard myself and then judge myself so hard too! I am a single lady and fix things on my own.. Thanks it look s super!

[@craigbrown9987]

Handy tip about the styrofoam. Thanks for that.

[@mijit.859]

You are a very smart & clever woman 👩🏻 GOOT JOP !! 👍🏻

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Jamie🙋🏻‍♀️❤️

[@susannemadani9759]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@craftyredesigns8177]

THANK YOU!!! Great video! At 71 and single I am doing repairs and a little remodeling on my little RV home. This was exactly what I needed to see. It was the process of filling the space I couldn't picture what to use... thank you problem solves.

[@craftyredesigns8177]

Do you have a filler you recommend?

[@WadaGoodIdea]

So glad to help Crafty Redesigns! And good luck with your remodeling project! Recently I have been only using the filler I used in the video, Famowood! Good for interior and exterior!

[@pamelamcclam2915]

Looks good. I have a couple of areas that need repair. Thanks.

[@nickjunes]

It's really interesting to see the view from inside a house when it's snowing. I've never lived anywhere that it snows. 42 years and I've only seen it snow few times and never stick on the ground. So cool.

[@akalrove4834]

This is the most complete fix that i've seen so far. I will follow these steps for a couple of my doors with similar issues.

[@justthefacts9796]

Thank you! I have gaps just like this in several door jams because of previous baseboards being installed improperly. I never would have thought to fill with foam first!

[@maryjones1]

Read that a couple of others commented on liking the styrofoam idea. Well, I just knew there was a reason I didn’t throw out bits and pieces of packaging styrofoam away! Good job.

[@randijarvis1511]

I love how real you are!!

[@Nollywood64]

You did a really good job.

[@erikanderson55]

Thanks for the tips! Starting my small project tomorrow! Looks great!

[@rebeccahobbs4090]

Thank you SO much for this video. I needed to remove the header of a doorway to move bulky furniture. I replaced the header board, but still need to fill the gaps. I'm going to use all of your tricks. Wish me luck!

[@ersindeger5155]

Awesome work, Tuba. 👏 👏

[@j33home]

Thank you!!. I have exactly this problem in my kitchen.

[@cherylcampbell3502]

Great help thank you.. I feel that I can tackle my big gaps now. x

[@missdyi]

Great job! going to use this idea to patch the open stringer on my stair case.

[@kerirobicheaux6629]

I think it’s a really nice start and on the way to fabulous.

[@ACoustaDC]

Nice improvement! I may try that instead of bondo... I love bondo though.

[@tmac1872]

Wow that was amazing, and easy ❤️

[@hubertstoke6386]

thank you, I will now go and buy some clay filler and wood filler because I need to fill two casings on my door which I installed to make the large gaps disappear to hide the spacing between the casing to make it look like a seamless joined angle. thanks again, very good demonstration.

[@276wesley]

Yes, it's a major improvement! I watched this video because I had a similar situation over our Kitchen counter, and you showed me that it could be done. Thanks so much for doing this video! 👍

[@WadaGoodIdea]

I am so glad I helped Wesley☺️ Good luck with your project👍

[@dr150]

Thanks for the video Tuba. It helped me a lot! I love your humor with the snow & flower. I'm a perfectionist and I drive myself crazy. Your light heartedness teaches me I don't have to be micromillimeter perfect. And your job looks great! Now I'm off to the coal mines trying to finish off my mess!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you so much for your kind words❤️ Good luck with your project!

[@dominiqueraymond2174]

Wowww. It looks great! Thank you

[@gous5649]

You did an amazing job here. No one would even notice the imperfections

[@megankershner6565]

Hey there 🤚🏼nice to meet you just wanted to let you know I am grateful and so very happy I found you. Let me just say as well after years of watching countless KZbin videos I don’t quite understand how it took this long to find you! I absolutely love your style of video it is just what I need. and your accent is an adorable bonus, thank you for helping me through my trials and renovation process! you are appreciated and will forever be on my subs list ❤️ someday I hope to give back beyond sharing and liking but until then, just consider me your new walking billboard of a subscriber! Lol

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Omg!! Megan! What a nice comment😍 Thank you so much! its so nice to hear a wonderful, positive feedback🥰 Good luck with your renovation process🙋🏻‍♀️

[@ShenelleThompson]

I think this is perfectly great! Anyone who comes to your home inspecting to see those small flaws, should not be invited again ☺️

[@WadaGoodIdea]

😂 thats right!👍

[@indapamod]

This helps... I was tossing between putty & filler and now thanks to your tutorial filler makes so much sense. Cheers

[@margofitzgerald5395]

You did a great job. I'm glad I found another DIY individual. I just subscribed.

[@CanadianBeachcomber]

Thank you for the video. I ordered this filler to try it out.

[@cynthiamcdowell-buchanan3550]

Thank you. I'm fixing to use wood putty for the first time.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Good luck with your project!

[@luisbanda7063]

very good !!!

[@Snow-of-the-Artic]

Thank you for posting!

[@aznycts]

Great Job Lady 👍👍👍🔝

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you sir!:)

[@avah31210]

Looks terrific

[@tro8191]

It looks good, and you did the job yourself. That’s what counts! 👍

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Yes! Thank you!😊

[@CaboWabotv]

great work

[@akpowhemeedu1925]

Very good,l have some knowledge to do my filling.

[@japaneseextremme3811]

Thanks for the video. Planned on sealing a few gaps and will definitely use wood filler instead of the crappy spray foam. The end result looks so much cleaner the way you do it.

[@Moving03fwd]

Wow. That looks fabulous. Thank you for showing me how to fill in large gaps!

[@spectrum04002]

This is a lot better than some attempts I have seen. I can tell by the way you handle material that you are experienced. Bondo does have a smell for a brief period, but the beauty is that it is more amenable to tooling and sanding once dried. I think that would have led to a better result with less effort. I would usually put a sheet of something like thin, like Mylar on the counter surface to act as an adhesion barrier so the filler is not bonding to both surfaces. Things will move and eventually there will be a crack. Once the filler is cured the Mylar can be trimmed flush with a knife. Good job!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Great feed back! Appreciate it a lot☺️ Thank you!

[@svenstenberg2124]

That trick with the mylar is brilliant!

[@sherylmarrow9877]

You did a good job.

[@kenmitchell3355]

Nice work and I love your accent.

[@Azdude801]

Great work.

[@sixpackbinky]

Wonderful work! Thanks for sharing! Yes definately helps, I have similar work to do like this only larger. 😊

[@celiachavez754]

Good Job!

[@IamCarpeDiem]

Best video I have seen that kind of fits my needs. Thanks.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

So glad to hear that! Thank you!

[@sunso1991]

nice finish!!! exactly what i needed! thank you for telling us the product types to choose from too! excellent educational video!

[@arkse7n]

Thanks now i have ideas how to cover wood gaps 😊

[@tamtran2231]

It looks great!

[@ladystef5055]

Thanks your video helped a lot. We had some large cracks to fill and now I have a plan.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Awesome! So glad to help👍

[@robingreene8167]

Looks good

[@boogernator1]

This is exactly what I needed. Had to fix a gap around a door knob and this worked perfectly! Thank you!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Awesome! So glad to hear that😊

[@tymr.t3645]

Helluva job Looks a whole lot better I like it. 👍😋

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you🥰

[@wch4972]

good job

[@carmencabrera9055]

Thanks, it helped

[@TScott-vp9zv]

Looks great!

[@riazhekim2054]

It’s perfect looks really good love the video

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Riaz! Appreciate the comment🥰

[@ellemarkele6081]

Thank you!!

[@anitafleenor5486]

Excellent job!! Thanks.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

❤️

[@gulyakhayaliyeva1745]

You did a great job 👏

[@adrianlouviere7650]

Thank you. Good job.

[@kimariokiji]

Very nice result! Brilliant idea to fill those gaps.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Many thanks!

[@margaritaascencio9254]

I think you did a great job! Thanks!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you too!🥰

[@2008topshelf]

brilliant work!

[@legrandeileen4863]

well done, so nice and clean, really top, Bravo

[@marlonestrella8105]

Very well done.... and you can’t even tell it’s imperfection up close... the only criticism I have is when you use painters tape and you use wood filler, caulking, paint, etc. you should score it with a knife first before you pull out that tape or it will peel off something you don’t want damaged.... this job you did tho is really well done. Bravo 👏

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you! You are so right about the tape! Nothing happened in this project but my bathroom floor painting project got ruined a bit when I pulled the tape!! Thankfully it was behind the door not really visible, after that incident I scored the rest of the tape😂 lesson learned!!

[@ares106]

“It looks perfect from distance” I love it 💜

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[@carmelolennon6259]

@Carter Azariah Thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!!

[@carterazariah4000]

@Carmelo Lennon you are welcome :)

[@ELYONS]

Came out great! Thank U for sharing

[@herusaleron6793]

thank you! this is what i’m currently dealing with at my house as well. worker left me a huge gap. this was so so helpful i really appreciate it. turned out perfect in your house! can’t even tell that huge gap was there.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you so much! I am so glad it was helpful! You can get the same results just take your time to shape it! Good luck with your project👍

[@themotherspassport4458]

great job

[@SR-hw5kf]

Thanks. Great concept! Much appreciated!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Very welcome!

[@terryleecone9675]

Nice! Thank you

[@michaelstrookman3332]

Nice work

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Michael😊

[@guyhayes5288]

You’ve got a nice way about you. Nice job

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Guy🤗

[@bliss_gore5194]

Heya, you might find it weird but you probably helped me with figuring out how to make my plywood guitar body look better. haha, Thanks!

[@Talented1One1]

Amazing work! You did a great job.

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Top tip using styrofoam! Thanks for sharing.👍

[@micar64]

Great job.

[@lesleynoreiks5531]

Thank you....just what I was looking for a big help. Looks great!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Glad I could help! Good luck with your project!

[@Never2Loud]

Well done!

[@nanagogo4493]

It looks great! I came across your video while searching how to fix a similar problem. This is going to be very helpful. Thanks very much!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

So glad to help!👍

[@tinaoakley8985]

Wow. Looks fantastic!! Thank you

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@ashleyjordan8345]

It doesn't need to be perfect always. With a gap that big I think it came out great. Thanks for sharing and giving another fellow female home fixer the courage to fill the huge gap in my kitchen!! :)

[@WadaGoodIdea]

So glad I was a help Ashley!🥰 Just go for it!!👍😎

[@jeffreyjones593]

1st time I’ve seen your videos. Tuba this is exactly what I needed!!! Great job! Liked and subscribed!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Jeffrey! So glad to hear that☺️

[@beckweth]

Good job. When I shovel wet snow for days, I take an Epsom salt bath every night and have NO sore muscles. Cheers.

[@oceanwater2wave]

Beautiful!

[@andrii3810]

I found "Great Stuff" foam is great to fill gaps ~1''. I've tried it with a dry wall and spakle and I'd try with the wood filler as well :)

[@cherieharley4532]

Looks good! I have alot of windows I need to do this to.

[@swissarmywife2039]

Great job 👌

[@leilei3525]

Good for bigger gaps for inside crown moulding if I messed up the cut and don't have anymore material

[@dreacdreac]

Nice! So what did you wind up thinking about the Famowood wood filler? I am going to order some because I need to fill wood upside down and this looks like the right consistency compared to what I've been mixing on my own as a newbie.

[@asyakilinc6426]

You are making always useful videos to help us Tuba 🙏 Thx for your effort

[@WadaGoodIdea]

It's my pleasure

[@ryker4549]

Pretty nice I think

[@JohnJohn-qj4sc]

You have accomplished a great job! Thanks for the advice and wisdom along the way!

[@k.Newbbie]

Great job 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 loved the styrofoam hack too 👊🏽

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you!!💖