Fill the hole with.
How to fix a hollow wooden door hinge.
Place the door across two sawhorses.
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.
Patching a hole or crack 1.
Cut away any loose or broken wood from around the hole or crack.
Leave the door on its hinges you needn t remove it to complete this fix.
Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes.
Remove the door from the jamb using a drill driver.
Then just reinstall the hinges and you should be fine.
If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.
Remove the hinges from the door.
How to fix a door that cracked where the hinges go.
Insert the tip of a putty knife into the cracks to clean out chips or splinters that might cause the cracks to fail to.
Pack the hole with paper towels.
Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.
Slide a drop cloth under the door to protect the floor as you work.
Neaten the edges of the hole.
Depending on how the door was damaged there may be.
Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry.