Tighten Door Hinge Screws

How to fix a loose door hinge in 10 minutes leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to fix a loose door hinge.

Tighten door hinge screws.

Long and wider than the originals are perfect for tightening loose door hinges on sagging doors. Tighten the screws on the door hinges with a screwdriver. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

Tighten the hinge screws. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. But the door has a wide style in it which can definitely accept longer screws.

So for easy fixing you have to install longer screws of the same gauge. Squeeze a drop of carpenter s glue into each loose hole then push about 3 wooden matches or toothpicks into the hole or enough to fill it and snap the excess wood off. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. Subscribe to our channel and like our video.

Make sure all the screws are tight. After you ve filled the void in the screw hole with the. Hinge screws are too short to hold very well which makes the effort of fixing loose screws less easy. The extra long screws will embed in your home s frame structure resulting in a secure door that is less susceptible to stripping.

Tighten the screws on the hinges as much as possible and then try closing the door to see if the problem is fixed. Remove the loose screw. One time honored remedy is to remove the loose screw spread some wood glue on two or three. Break or cut off the match es flush with the hinge plate and discard the heads.

With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. There are a number of ways to tighten loose hinge screws some of which are quite simple and easy. Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Oversize threads that are 3 in. The wider threads will tighten in enlarged stripped screw holes. Tightening the door hinges may solve the problem by pulling the door back toward the jamb the hinged part of the frame so it no longer catches on the frame when you try to close it.