Fixing Door Hinge Holes

A quick convenient cure can be found just inside one of the cabinets.

Fixing door hinge holes.

Bore out and plug each of the remaining stripped screw holes the same way. Spread carpenter s glue onto a 3 8 inch diameter x 1 inch long wood dowel and tap it into the hole until it s flush with the jamb. 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. Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes.

A binding door may need to be planed but often simpler repairs will solve the problem. If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. Wait at least an hour. Swing the leaf away from the jamb.

If a door binds on the latch side at the top the upper hinge may be loose. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. 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. Tighten the screws or repair the screw holes.

We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Unless they re tightened immediately the screws will enlarge and strip the holes until it s impossible to tighten them. The small screws used to secure kitchen cabinet door hinges to the face frames of cabinets often work their way loose over time.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door. How to fix a stripped screw hole. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.

When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. 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. But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly.