Fix Door Hinge Screws Stripped

If the screw of the hinge is the part that is stripped you will need to get a stripped screw remover from a hardware store.

Fix door hinge screws stripped.

This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it. This last time it even pulled out the screws from the bottom hinge at the frame. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Easy fixes may also be ineffective in situations where a heavy door has caused hinge screws to strip out the wood on the edge of the door or the door frame.

How to fix a stripped screw hole. You can then drive the screw into the dowel to secure it. 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. Step 3 remove the stripped screw.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. I have a very heavy 1930 s bathroom door that i have tried all the tricks to fix and it keeps pulling the screws out of the top hinge. To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. In these situations the best repair method is to drill out the screw hole with a 1 2 inch bit then fill the enlarged hole with a glued 1 2 inch hardwood plug or solid hardwood dowel. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door. We ve all had the problem of a screw getting pulled right out of a hole and stripping out the wood that should be holding it.

Thank you for the pictures. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Maybe the kids swung on a gate and pulled the hinge screws out or a cupboard door was swung too wide and the screws pulled right out. First drill a 1 8 in.

Deep hole in the center of the screw head to accept the largest screw extractor that will fit the screw head. 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 screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. My last ditch effort is to try this fix with the dowels.

Then you ll need to fix the stripped area.