How To Fix Loose Door Hinge And Screws Are Tight

How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

How to fix loose door hinge and screws are tight.

If the screws in your door hinge have become loose and frequently require tightening or have been tightened so often that they no longer stay securely in place causing the door to sag most likely the wood sections the stiles that frame the inside of the door need reinforcement. So for easy fixing you have to install longer screws of the same gauge. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.

So anyway it doesn t hold screws very well besides this hinge screws are very short. First check that the hinge screws are tight. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Hinge screws are too short to hold very well which makes the effort of fixing loose screws less easy. If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge underneath it to support it while you unscrew the loose hinge and fix the stripped holes. But the door has a wide style in it which can definitely accept longer screws. This happened to my back door this year and i finally decided to take an hour and fix it.

If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. It kept backing out on its own. Most hinge problems can be solved with nothing more than a screwdriver. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.

But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. Open the door grasp it. I see this often on kitchen cabinet hinges and doors regular door hinges and areas that get worked or moved a lot. Lucky for you it is easy to tighten loose hinges and make your doors work like new.