Fixing Stripped Door Hinge Holes

Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.

Fixing stripped door hinge holes.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Step 3 remove the stripped screw. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door. In these situations the best repair method is to drill out the screw hole with a 1 2 inch bit then fill the enlarged hole with a glued 1 2 inch hardwood plug or solid hardwood dowel.

Then you ll need to fix the stripped area. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. When i built my house i decided to save a little money by purchasing doors from a builder s surplus warehouse. This is how i fixed my bathroom door.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. 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. If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it. 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 to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. How to fix a stripped screw hole.

Easy fixes may also be ineffective in situations where a heavy door has caused hinge screws to strip out the wood on the edge of the door or the door frame. Recently i decided to permanently fix the stripped screw holes on many of my interior doors. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

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