My Door Fell Off The Hinges

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My door fell off the hinges.

Hi everyone it s a really simply home diy repair today. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

Fix screw holes 1. Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes. Repair a broken out door hinge photo 1. But it s one i m putting out there because this loose screw problem also happened to a friend of min.

Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Remove the screws holding the door hinges to the door and the doorjamb with a phillips screwdriver. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. The tightening of the.

Favorite answer easy fast way to fix this is to shoot some glue preferably wood glue into the holes put 2 or 3 toothpicks in each hole and then re screw the hinges. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit.

Prep the damaged area chisel out the damaged wood and enlarge the area slightly to give the adhesive more area to grip. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Remove all loose chips and blow off any remaining dust. Drill out the old holes.

Inspect the door hinge and look for where it is loose or hangs off of the door or doorjamb. Measure the length of the screws.