Fixing Wooden Door Hinges That Are Stripped

Particleboard and mdf medium density fiberboard are particularly susceptible to stripped screw holes due to how they are engineered.

Fixing wooden door hinges that are stripped.

The wooden dowel will plug the stripped hole essentially giving you a fresh surface to reattach the hinge to. How to fix a stripped screw hole. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. How to tighten stripped hinge screws open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

In an independent test by a 3rd party screw it again showed it can withstand a pull force of close to 300 pounds for the largest size screw hole. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. 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. This is how i fixed my bathroom door.

These products are made with small wood particles bonded together with glue and resins and they can break or badly tear out when screwed joints are stressed. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife. Carefully tap it in with a hammer until it is flush with the surrounding wood. Push 1 end of the piece of wooden dowel into 1 of the stripped holes. Tap the wooden dowel into 1 of the holes gently using a hammer.

One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi. 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. 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.