How To Fix A Door That Fell Off The Hinges

How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

How to fix a door that fell off the hinges.

Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. Start by removing the hinge from the door and preparing the damaged area photo 1. 3 ask a helper hold the door back. You drill the striped screw hole out to allow a properly size wood dowel to be inserted.

On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Then glue the wood dowel in cut it off flush and once dried drill your new hole for the hardware again in the new wooden dowel. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. Then scuff the cup portion of the hinge with sandpaper where it will contact the adhesive.

The dowel then carries the thread stress and not the cabinet. Take the hinges with you to the hardware store and use them to help you purchase a new hinge that will fix the mortises or hinge seats on the door and doorjamb. 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.

Apply petroleum jelly to the movable portions of the hinge to protect them from the glue. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. And it will hold for a long time.

After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.