How To Fix Loose Top Door Hinge

Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.

How to fix loose top door hinge.

Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. If the hinge pin falls out. Break or cut off the match es flush with the hinge plate and discard the heads.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. Dip the bare end of a wooden match in some carpenter s glue and tap it with a hammer as far into the screw hole as it. How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. After you ve filled the void in the screw hole with the. Remove the loose screw. Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel.

How to tighten a loose hinge step 1. A quick fix for this problem is to fill in the door jamb s so the screw will remain secure. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.