How To Fix A Stripped Door Hinge Hole

Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.

How to fix a stripped door hinge hole.

This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. On my cabinets the door actually fell off because a chunk of particle board fell off. 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.

In these situations the best repair method is to drill out the screw hole with a 1 2 inch bit then fill the enlarged hole with a glued 1 2 inch hardwood plug or solid hardwood dowel. When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can. 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. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.

I will repair that in a separate instructable once the door hinge is out of the way carefully drill out the hole where the screw used to be. 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. 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. How to fix a stripped screw hole. 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.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. 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.