Stripped Door Hinge Repair

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Stripped door hinge repair.

Use these on furniture of all types including tables chairs stools cabinets and benches. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. If the screw was 11 2 inches try using a 2 inch screw to replace it. Compare the drill bit width to the size of the insert to find which bit size to stop at.

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. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. Consider using a slightly longer or wider screw. Also may be used to fix stripped screw holes.

After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. One way to fix the stripped hole is to take one or two cardboard matches and dip them into either white glue or wood glue. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife. After you have done that put them in the hole that is stripped.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. The longer or wider screw may be able to bite into fresh wood and hold solidly. For example if the stripped out screw was a 6 try replacing it with a 8. Once the door hinge is out of the way carefully drill out the hole where the screw used to be.

To make sure it stays centered start with 1 8 inch and work your way up. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Give the hole time to dry before you replace the screws and hinge. How to tighten stripped hinge screws open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

You can repair wood sockets and dowels brooms toys and household tools. You can repair a loose wood screw hole for a hinge by inserting a dowel to reinstall the screw or by relocating the hinge so it holds stronger. Start with the obvious option. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge.