Screws Stripped On Door Hinge

How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.

Screws stripped on door hinge.

Fill holes with toothpicks or matches to provide added grip for screws. This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. Dry fit your dowels to make. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. Compare the drill bit width to the size of the insert to find which bit size to stop at.

To make sure it stays centered start with 1 8 inch and work your way up. Dip the tip of a golf. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Drill out the old holes.

Once the door hinge is out of the way carefully drill out the hole where the screw used to be. When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can. Plug holes with golf tees if the holes are big enough. Using other methods to fix loose holes 1.

Pick a bit slightly smaller than the insert width for a tight fit. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes.

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. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.