How To Fix Stripped Door Hinge Screws

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.

How to fix stripped door hinge screws.

A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can. This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. 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. Ever try tightening a screw and it just keeps turning and doesn t grab. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. 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. 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. The screws pulled out of the door and the holes were permanently stripped.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Like most ordinary folks we enjoy privacy during bathroom time so i needed to fix it. 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. 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. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. This applies to holes drilled in wood and isn t meant for sheetrock. This is the fix.

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