Hinge Holes Stripped On Hallow Door

How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads.

Hinge holes stripped on hallow door. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Bore out and plug each of the remaining stripped screw holes the same way. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge. We needed about enough of these sections to fill the 3 inch depth until it was flush with the mortised hinge opening. The first step was to drill holes so that we could use a jigsaw to cut out the damaged section of door stile. You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads.

Dry fit your dowels to make. If there is paint over the hinge you can slice around it carefully with a utility knife or box cutter to free it so you. Stronger than wood and suitable for all solid and hollow core interior and exterior doors doorjambs cabinets drawers and more just 4 steps. Spread carpenter s glue onto a 3 8 inch diameter x 1 inch long wood dowel and tap it into the hole until it s flush with the jamb.

Drill out the old holes. Finish by securing the hinge by driving screws into the dowel reinforced holes. 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. The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long.

Next we cut sections of a 2x4 to 1 3 8 inches which was the inside width of our door. 1 drill out stripped hole 2 apply adhesive to insert 3 tap it in allow adhesive to dry 4 break off save remaining portion for later use. Wait at least an hour.