How To Fix Loose Top Door Hinge

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 fix loose top door hinge.

Break or cut off the match es flush with the hinge plate and discard the heads. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Remove the loose screw.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. After you ve filled the void in the screw hole with the. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit.

If the hinge pin falls out. A quick fix for this problem is to fill in the door jamb s so the screw will remain secure. Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge. Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel.