Fixing Wooden Door Hinges That Are Stripped

How to fix a stripped screw hole.

Fixing wooden door hinges that are stripped. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. These products are made with small wood particles bonded together with glue and resins and they can break or badly tear out when screwed joints are stressed. Particleboard and mdf medium density fiberboard are particularly susceptible to stripped screw holes due to how they are engineered. In an independent test by a 3rd party screw it again showed it can withstand a pull force of close to 300 pounds for the largest size screw hole.

Carefully tap it in with a hammer until it is flush with the surrounding wood. 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. Tap the wooden dowel into 1 of the holes gently using a hammer. 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.

This makes the standard stick fill fixes ineffective. This is how i fixed my bathroom door. The screw it again anchor is the one and only wood anchor fastener engineered to fix stripped screw holes in all types of wood mdf plywood and particle boards in less than a minute. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.

How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. I am the father of 2 young kids henceforth known as monkey boy and disaster girl as they break stuff around the house i try to fix it. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing.

The wooden dowel will plug the stripped hole essentially giving you a fresh surface to reattach the hinge to. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi.