How To Fix A Hollow Door Hinge

Now if the hole in your door was caused by a hinge pin stop replace it with a different type.

How to fix a hollow door hinge.

If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Hinge screws pulled out of hollow core door. Is there a way to fix this without having to replace the door.

The best hinges for hollow core doors are still the base molding spring stops as seen on the door in this foreground and not the hinge pin stops as seen on the two doors in the background. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. My house was built around 1960. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. If the screws in your door hinge have become loose and frequently require tightening or have been tightened so often that they no longer stay securely in place causing the door to sag most likely the wood sections the stiles that frame the inside of the door need reinforcement. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. The upper hinge screws pulled out and will not stay in now.

Door stiles the wooden side frames inside the door aren t very deep which is part of the reason hinges become.