Fix Door Hinge Screws Stripped

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.

Fix door hinge screws stripped.

Step 3 remove the stripped screw. Thank you for the pictures. This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

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. 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. First drill a 1 8 in. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door.

You can then drive the screw into the dowel to secure it. This last time it even pulled out the screws from the bottom hinge at the frame. Then bore out the stripped holes. 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.

Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. How to fix a stripped screw hole.

For 12 or larger screws where the stripped screw head rests flush with the wood and you don t want to risk damage to your project turn to a screw extractor for help. Then you ll need to fix the stripped area. To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches. A simple method of using golf tees to fix holes that have been stripped out and are to big so the screws will not tighten up the hinge to the door or jamb.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. My last ditch effort is to try this fix with the dowels.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.