How To Fix A Stripped Door Hinge Hole

How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

How to fix a stripped door hinge 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. If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years. 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.

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. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

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. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. I will repair that in a separate instructable once the door hinge is out of the way carefully drill out the hole where the screw used to be.

If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. On my cabinets the door actually fell off because a chunk of particle board fell off. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can.

Due to the design of the doors a prefab door would stick out like a sore thumb. If you have a heavy door that seems to have a loose hinge it could be that either the door hinge screws are stripped or the screw hole is stripped. 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.