Wooden Door Hinge Repair

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.

Wooden door hinge repair.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. 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. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. Allow the glue to dry.

Repair broken door hinges that hang loosely off the door by replacing the hinge pin or filling the stripped screw holes and reattaching the hinges to the door. 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. Remove the loose screws. 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.

Replace hinges that are totally. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. To repair a loose door hinge. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight.

Drop the screws into the hinge holes and tighten the ones that still have some wood to bite into. If the screws just stripped and pulled out cleanly you could fill the hole with toothpicks and wood glue then reinstall the screws.