How to drill a hook into our wood exterior door without ruining it?
I want to put wrought-iron wreath hooks into our wooden front doors, but I'm worried about a few things. First, will the wood split? The hooks we got came with little self-tapping screws (photo below), but my husband is planning to drill a pilot hole first. We're concerned that either the screw or the pilot-hole drilling might split the wood. Is this something we should be concerned about? Are there ways to prevent this?
Second, do we need to do something to protect the rest of the door from the hole/screw situation? I'm worried about finding out a year from now that moisture got in around the screw and now the doors are rotting around the hook area. Is that a thing that happens? Is there some precaution we should take to prevent this?
Third, is rust on the wood something we need to be concerned about? The hooks are powder-coated and have good reviews (got them from Amazon here, photo below), but I don't really know if that's sufficient.
Thanks!
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last monthDo not drill into those doors. use the Command Hooks or use the over the door wreath hangers.
https://www.marthastewart.com/1533064/hang-wreath-without-making-hole-door
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last monthCarrie W
last monthWe have an over the door hook secured on the inside like this. Our door is metal so not drilled. It’s sturdy and doesn’t move and I’d forgotten how it was attached until I saw your post. This is what I’d use so you don’t drill in your doors, which are lovely.
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last monthI use this type and IMO your doors are lovely so do not make wreaths a permanent thing on them I certainly would not drill in to those doors.
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