How To Tighten Door Hinge Screws

How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

How to tighten door hinge screws.

The screws holding the top hinges carry most of the weight of the door and are almost always the first to pull out especially after they ve been repeatedly tightened over the years. Over time the vibration wears on the wood fibers and causes the screw to back out. Let the glue dry then cut the toothpicks off. Break or cut off the match es flush with the hinge plate and discard the heads.

You have a loose screw and a floppy door or hinge. The best way to beef them up is to replace the standard 3 4 in. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. The re tightening of these screws over and over cause the wood fibers in the hole to tear and the threads of the screw can no longer grab.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Hinge screws with at least two 3 in. Remove the loose screw. One time honored remedy is to remove the loose screw spread some wood glue on two or three flat toothpicks and force the toothpicks into the hole.

Screws that go through the jambs and solidly anchor into the. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. 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.