Fix Stripped Door Hinge

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

Fix stripped door hinge.

How to fix a stripped screw on a cabinet hinge. How to fix a stripped screw on a cabinet hinge. Fixing these holes has never been easier with ehtv s instructional video. Then you ll need to fix the stripped area.

One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi. If the screw of the hinge is the part that is stripped you will need to get a stripped screw remover from a hardware store. This is how i fixed my bathroom door. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes.

Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door. If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge underneath it to support it while you unscrew the loose hinge and fix the stripped holes. Maybe the kids swung on a gate and pulled the hinge screws out or a cupboard door was swung too wide and the screws pulled right out.

Step 3 remove the stripped screw. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. I am the father of 2 young kids henceforth known as monkey boy and disaster girl as they break stuff around the house i try to fix it. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose.

We ve all had the problem of a screw getting pulled right out of a hole and stripping out the wood that should be holding it. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Door hinge loose because of stripped out door hinge screw holes. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.

If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door.