How To Fix Loose Door Hinge And Screws Are Tight

But the door has a wide style in it which can definitely accept longer screws.

How to fix loose door hinge and screws are tight.

You can see in the image below the loose screw was on my door lock striker. So for easy fixing you have to install longer screws of the same gauge. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. 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.

So anyway it doesn t hold screws very well besides this hinge screws are very short. It kept backing out on its own. First check that the hinge screws are tight. Loose hinges can cause a door to stick bind or scrape the floor.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. 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. If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door.

Most hinge problems can be solved with nothing more than a screwdriver. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Lucky for you it is easy to tighten loose hinges and make your doors work like new. Open the door grasp it.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. I see this often on kitchen cabinet hinges and doors regular door hinges and areas that get worked or moved a lot. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.