How To Fix Stripped Screws In Door Hinge

How to fix a stripped screw hole.

How to fix stripped screws in door hinge.

You can then drive the screw into the dowel to secure it. I have a very heavy 1930 s bathroom door that i have tried all the tricks to fix and it keeps pulling the screws out of the top hinge. 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. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Thank you for the pictures. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. My last ditch effort is to try this fix with the dowels.

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. Then bore out the stripped holes. This last time it even pulled out the screws from the bottom hinge at the frame. To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches.

Step 3 remove the stripped 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. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. 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.

Then you ll need to fix the stripped area. This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door. Due to the design of the doors a prefab door would stick out like a sore thumb.

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. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. 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. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge.