Repair Loose Door Hinge Screws

Repair one screw hole at a time so that you don t have to remove the door.

Repair loose door hinge screws.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. If the door still moves even a tiny bit after you tighten its hinge screws you have to repair the enlarged screw holes.

If you have a loose screw we can fix that. 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. Satin nickel rehinge screws for interior door hinges. One day the door closes smoothly.

To repair a loose door hinge. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. Allow the glue to dry.

Your first thought may be to ditch the original screw for one that is larger so it will grab something and stay tight. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Remove the loose screw.

The next day it s sticking. Wait at least an hour. Repair of loose hinges or stripped screws quick and easy. Don t be that guy.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. This trick will work on any wood surface where a screw is loose or the hole is stripped out to the point that the screw will no longer get or stay tight. 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. Replace short hinge screws with long screws when the screw holes no longer hold.

Angle the long screws toward the studs to make sure they catch. View full product details. Remove the loose screws. 3 4 long 3 8 diameterpatent pending.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Replace hinges that are totally. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. Bore out and plug each of the remaining stripped screw holes the same way.

Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.