Repair Loose Door Hinge Screws

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Repair loose door hinge screws.

Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. If the screws are all tight and the hinge is wobbly chances are you will have to replace the hinge a rare problem. Remove the loose screw.

Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Dip the bare end of a wooden match in some carpenter s glue and tap it with a hammer as far into the screw hole as it will go.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Doors both hinges and locks kitchen and bathroom cabinets and just about anything else that is subject to movement or vibration.

Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw. How to repair a loose screw in a door hinge or cabinet most of the time a loose screw appears on things that move a lot. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Hinge screws with at least two 3 in.

Remove one loose hinge screw. Allow the glue to dry. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue. Remove the loose screws. The best way to beef them up is to replace the standard 3 4 in.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Screws that go through the jambs and solidly anchor into the framing. If the door still moves even a tiny bit after you tighten its hinge screws you have to repair the enlarged screw holes. A loose hinge usually means a loose screw sometimes a damaged hinge.

Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Repair one screw hole at a time so that you don t have to remove the door.