Can you really ONLY use this on solid wood or steel doors? I think all the doors in my house are hollow. So bummed
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Don't know for sure, my doors are solid wood- but given that you are hauling your own weigh on these straps & have to trust that door, I personally wouldn't trust a hollow one. Worst case scenario, you would break the door AND injure yourself.
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They do not work well on a hollow door -- they need solid stuff behind them as the spring action is tight. I'd be concerned that I'd pull not only my broom, but also part of the door off when trying to remove the broom from the clip. They are strong and that is why I like them, but I've always used them on solid doors or walls or on a piece of wood screwed into masonry. I've had expanding anchors pull out of plaster walls, and butterfly clips fail when the load is too much. You could use the "s" hook type hangers with no worries on a hollow door and that would be my choice if that was the only location I had available. They do not work well on a hollow door -- they need solid stuff behind them as the spring action is tight. I'd be concerned that I'd pull not only my broom, but also part of the door off when trying to remove the broom from the clip. They are strong and that is why I like them, but I've always used them on solid doors or walls or on a piece of wood screwed into masonry. I've had expanding anchors pull out of plaster walls, and butterfly clips fail when the load is too much. You could use the "s" hook type hangers with no worries on a hollow door and that would be my choice if that... » Read More They do not work well on a hollow door -- they need solid stuff behind them as the spring action is tight. I'd be concerned that I'd pull not only my broom, but also part of the door off when trying to remove the broom from the clip. They are strong and that is why I like them, but I've always used them on solid doors or walls or on a piece of wood screwed into masonry. I've had expanding anchors pull out of plaster walls, and butterfly clips fail when the load is too much. You could use the "s" hook type hangers with no worries on a hollow door and that would be my choice if that was the only location I had available. « Show Less
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Is it wood? Then yes you can use it. It works best on bare wood, if the wood is already painted or stained it will be less effective.
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The negative for us was that our solid wood doors are too thick for the ironing board's hooks. Did not use it. Passed it on for rummage sale.
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Only works on metal doors that a magnet will stick to. See if a magnet will stick. There is a type that fits over the corners of the door, not sure where to find them.
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No, I would look for another solution. I tried this magnet for the small glass door on my fireplace but it was so weak that it did not make any difference.
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The label says it's for use on hard, non-porous finishes....doesn't say specifically for wood, just "multi-surface" I guess it would depend on the finish of your wood. Good Luck!
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I need to update my review because I've found on unused surfaces it works great (windows/doors toy dont use/etc) but if you use the door frequently it'll make the door stick like crazy. I took it all off the door unfortunately, I'd change my review to about 3 stars.
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Hi Lori,My answer would be to use the provided plastic panel and to make sure you use some type of thick caulking around the actual door itself (both inside and outside). I hope this helped! Kristie
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Do not use on real wood. For synthetic wood and plastic based products only. You may be able to clean it off with mayo. A least it will not hurt the wood. This may sound strange but it works.
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Probably as long as it is well anchored in the door. A solid door would be better than a hollow one. We had to rehang ours after the weight of too many clothes pulled it out of drywall, now it is screwed into a stud.
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Only works on metal doors that a magnet will stick to. See if a magnet will stick.There is a type that fits over the corners of the door, not sure where to find them.
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My door is hollow and catches at times. I would say no it is strong but would not help if the door itself is weak.
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I used mine on an interior hollow core door, so don't know. However, it has decent holding power. Depends on your closer. I recommend you buy one (seeing as they are relatively cheap), screw each half to separate blocks of wood. Clamp one to the door and hold/affix the other near your hold-open position to test it. Or just get a latching stop like most other closer assisted metal doors I've seen. But then you'd have to bend down every time you want to latch or unlatch. I'd say the test may be worthwhile.
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Sorry, so far I've only used it on our Oak kitchen cabinets and they turned out lovely. I don't have anything Cherry. So sorry to hear what happened.
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mine is on a hollow core door, but we have over the door hangers for it. weight might be a problem for a hollow core. also over the door allows me to take it to another room or home when we move. over the door hardware was included and does not interfere with closing the door.
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This one works really well on solid and internal hollow doors as it contains a strip that is inserted between the 2 sides of the cat flap to cover the area where the door has been cut. So great for the bedroom or bathroom door and for solid external doors - as it has 2 separate sides which make a very neat look when installed. For a thin area like a garage door you may be better off with a cat flap designed for a screen or glass door. Hope that helps :)