How To Fix Loose Hinge On Door

Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.

How to fix loose hinge on door.

First check that the hinge screws are tight. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close. To repair a loose door hinge.

Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes. This happened to my back door this year and i finally decided to take an hour and fix it. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

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. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. It kept backing out on its own.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. 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. You can see in the image below the loose screw was on my door lock striker. Open the door grasp it.

A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Lucky for you it is easy to tighten loose hinges and make your doors work like new. Remove the loose screws.

I see this often on kitchen cabinet hinges and doors regular door hinges and areas that get worked or moved a lot. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Allow the glue to dry.