Repairing Door Hinge This Old House

Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole.

Repairing door hinge this old house.

If the hinge leaf is recessed only at the bottom or the top insert a shim behind only part of the hinge leaf. If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue. Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. How to fix a door that sticks close shave. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. Screw with a drill.

Drill out the old holes. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. With the door closed slip an adjustable wrench over the door leaf only not the jamb leaf and bend. The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long.

Close the door to check the fit. To repair a stripped screw hole under the hinge leaf tom plugs the hole and gives the screw. Drive in a 3 in. Remove one loose hinge screw.

Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw. Deepen the hinge mortises. Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. To use this technique remove a screw near the middle of the hinge rather than the top or bottom screw.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. When the screw is snug against the hinge give the screw another quarter turn with a screwdriver. You can also adjust a door slightly to the left or the right by bending the hinge knuckles.

Check for a loose hinge. Tom s rule of thumb for keeping a door from sticking in the jamb is that the reveal the space between the. Steps to repair a skewed door. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.