How To Fix A Hollow Wooden Door Hinge

Cut away any loose or broken wood from around the hole or crack.

How to fix a hollow wooden door hinge.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Remove the door from the jamb using a drill driver. Then just reinstall the hinges and you should be fine. Pack the hole with paper towels.

For a quick fix you could take a toothpick wooden skewer or wooden golf tee with a little wood glue and gently hammer it into the screw holes to strengthen the wooden stile so that it will provide a better grip for the screws. Remove the hinges from the door. Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes. Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry.

Squeeze a drop of carpenter s glue into each loose hole then push about 3 wooden matches or toothpicks into the hole or enough to fill it and snap the excess wood off. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Slide a drop cloth under the door to protect the floor as you work. Insert the tip of a putty knife into the cracks to clean out chips or splinters that might cause the cracks to fail to.

Fill the hole with. Place the door across two sawhorses. Leave the door on its hinges you needn t remove it to complete this fix. Neaten the edges of the hole.

Patching a hole or crack 1. While the paper towels won t make the door stronger or repair it they are an easy.