Screws Stripped On Door Hinge

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.

Screws stripped on door hinge.

Dry fit your dowels to make. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. To make sure it stays centered start with 1 8 inch and work your way up. Compare the drill bit width to the size of the insert to find which bit size to stop at.

Remove the loose screws and the hinge. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Drill out the old holes. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Plug holes with golf tees if the holes are big enough. Fill holes with toothpicks or matches to provide added grip for screws. Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge.

Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes. The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Dip the tip of a golf.

Using other methods to fix loose holes 1. Pick a bit slightly smaller than the insert width for a tight fit. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. If you have a heavy door that seems to have a loose hinge it could be that either the door hinge screws are stripped or the screw hole is stripped.