How To Fix Stripped Door Hinge Holes

A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.

How to fix stripped door hinge holes.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. This is how i fixed my bathroom door. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.

If the loose holes are in a solid piece of wood like a door. This applies to holes drilled in wood and isn t meant for sheetrock. One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi. If you have a loose hinge and you can t tighten it because the screws just spin in place the screw holes are probably stripped.

Ever try tightening a screw and it just keeps turning and doesn t grab. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. This is the fix.

A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.