How To Fix A Hollow Door Hinge

If the screws in your door hinge have become loose and frequently require tightening or have been tightened so often that they no longer stay securely in place causing the door to sag most likely the wood sections the stiles that frame the inside of the door need reinforcement.

How to fix a hollow door hinge.

The upper hinge screws pulled out and will not stay in now. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. Door stiles the wooden side frames inside the door aren t very deep which is part of the reason hinges become.

This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Is there a way to fix this without having to replace the door. The best hinges for hollow core doors are still the base molding spring stops as seen on the door in this foreground and not the hinge pin stops as seen on the two doors in the background. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

The doors are the original doors. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. My house was built around 1960. Now if the hole in your door was caused by a hinge pin stop replace it with a different type. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing.

Hinge screws pulled out of hollow core door.