How To Fix A Door Hinge With Stripped Screws

This applies to holes drilled in wood and isn t meant for sheetrock.

How to fix a door hinge with stripped screws.

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. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Like most ordinary folks we enjoy privacy during bathroom time so i needed to fix it. How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

Ever try tightening a screw and it just keeps turning and doesn t grab. How to fix a stripped screw hole. The first fix you can try is to replace the stripped out screw with one that is slightly longer or that has a slightly larger diameter. Then bore out the stripped holes.

This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. The threads on the new screws should have either the same type of threads as the old screw or threads that are slightly coarser and more aggressive. Or better yet use a screw that is both larger with a higher gauge number and longer.

When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.

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. This is the fix. I had tried the toothpick and glue method shown here in the past on another door in the house when something similar happened involving a gaggle of giggling teenagers. Use a larger screw.

The screws pulled out of the door and the holes were permanently stripped.