Repair Loose Door Hinge Screws

Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

Repair loose door hinge screws.

Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes.

Remove the loose screws. Doors both hinges and locks kitchen and bathroom cabinets and just about anything else that is subject to movement or vibration. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. Remove one loose hinge screw.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. If the door still moves even a tiny bit after you tighten its hinge screws you have to repair the enlarged screw holes. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. If the screws are all tight and the hinge is wobbly chances are you will have to replace the hinge a rare problem.

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. Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw. A loose hinge usually means a loose screw sometimes a damaged hinge.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads. 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. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose.

Repair one screw hole at a time so that you don t have to remove the door. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. The best way to beef them up is to replace the standard 3 4 in. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.

Allow the glue to dry. Screws that go through the jambs and solidly anchor into the framing. How to repair a loose screw in a door hinge or cabinet most of the time a loose screw appears on things that move a lot. 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.

Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. Hinge screws with at least two 3 in. Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole.

Remove the loose screw. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.