Fixing Door Hinge Holes

Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door.

Fixing door hinge holes. Spread carpenter s glue onto a 3 8 inch diameter x 1 inch long wood dowel and tap it into the hole until it s flush with the jamb. If a door binds on the latch side at the top the upper hinge may be loose. But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly. How to fix a stripped screw hole.

Tighten the screws or repair the screw holes. We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close. A quick convenient cure can be found just inside one of the cabinets. Maybe the kids swung on a gate and pulled the hinge screws out or a cupboard door was swung too wide and the screws pulled right out.

Swing the leaf away from the jamb. A binding door may need to be planed but often simpler repairs will solve the problem. If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge underneath it to support it while you unscrew the loose hinge and fix the stripped holes. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. Bore out and plug each of the remaining stripped screw holes the same way. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Unless they re tightened immediately the screws will enlarge and strip the holes until it s impossible to tighten them.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Wait at least an hour. Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes. We ve all had the problem of a screw getting pulled right out of a hole and stripping out the wood that should be holding it.

How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge. The small screws used to secure kitchen cabinet door hinges to the face frames of cabinets often work their way loose over time.