Repair Loose Door Hinge Screws

You can repair a loose wood screw hole for a hinge by inserting a dowel to reinstall the screw or by relocating the hinge so it holds stronger.

Repair loose door hinge screws.

If the door still moves even a tiny bit after you tighten its hinge screws you have to repair the enlarged screw holes. Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole. Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Allow the glue to dry. 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. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise.

How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Remove one loose hinge screw. You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads. Remove the loose screws.

To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. A loose hinge usually means a loose screw sometimes a damaged hinge. Doors both hinges and locks kitchen and bathroom cabinets and just about anything else that is subject to movement or vibration. Repair one screw hole at a time so that you don t have to remove the door.

Hinge screws with at least two 3 in. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.

Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes.

Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. Screws that go through the jambs and solidly anchor into the framing. The best way to beef them up is to replace the standard 3 4 in.

Remove the loose screw. If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. If the screws are all tight and the hinge is wobbly chances are you will have to replace the hinge a rare problem.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.