Fix Door Hinge Screws Stripped

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Fix door hinge screws stripped. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. First drill a 1 8 in. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge.

My last ditch effort is to try this fix with the dowels. This last time it even pulled out the screws from the bottom hinge at the frame. Thank you for the pictures. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door.

How to fix a stripped screw hole. To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. Easy fixes may also be ineffective in situations where a heavy door has caused hinge screws to strip out the wood on the edge of the door or the door frame.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Then you ll need to fix the stripped area. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. If the screw of the hinge is the part that is stripped you will need to get a stripped screw remover from a hardware store.

Deep hole in the center of the screw head to accept the largest screw extractor that will fit the screw head. I have a very heavy 1930 s bathroom door that i have tried all the tricks to fix and it keeps pulling the screws out of the top hinge. Step 3 remove the stripped screw. This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it.

You can then drive the screw into the dowel to secure 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. 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. 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.

Then bore out the stripped holes.