How To Fix Loose Hinge On Door

Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.

How to fix loose hinge on door.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. You can see in the image below the loose screw was on my door lock striker. Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes. But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

First check that the hinge screws are tight. Open the door grasp it. Loose hinges can cause a door to stick bind or scrape the floor. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.

I see this often on kitchen cabinet hinges and doors regular door hinges and areas that get worked or moved a lot. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.

If you have a loose hinge and you can t tighten it because the screws just spin in place the screw holes are probably stripped. Most hinge problems can be solved with nothing more than a screwdriver. This happened to my back door this year and i finally decided to take an hour and fix it. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. Allow the glue to dry. If the loose holes are in a solid piece of wood like a door frame drill them out and fill them with wooden dowels to create a new surface for the screws to go into. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Remove the loose screws. It kept backing out on its own.