How To Fix A Door Hinge

How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.

How to fix a door hinge.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. How to tighten a loose hinge step 1. You may need to add a second screw.

Drive a screw near the middle of the area where the door is rubbing. Tighten screws gradually and watch the trim to make sure you don t. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. Set two or three cardboard shims in the hinge mortises on the door and jamb then replace the hinge.

Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin. Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes. Take the hinges with you to the hardware store and use them to help you purchase a new hinge that will fix the mortises or hinge seats on the door and doorjamb. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Drill through the jamb countersink the screwhead with a countersink bit. Then reinstall the door. Dry fit your dowels to make.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin. The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long. Place the nail on the bottom of the door hinge and tap the nail s tip with your hammer.

Keep in mind that the nail will be useless after you do this. Drill out the old holes. Secure the hinge with weights or clamps until the glue dries. 3 ask a helper hold the door back.

Close your door and tap the hinge pin with a hammer and nail punch. If you re using polyurethane adhesive dampen the hinge with water to activate the glue. Apply glue to the damaged area and immediately install the hinge and screws photo 2. Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge.