A faulty oven door doesn t mean that you ll have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new oven.
How to fix bad door hinge.
One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi.
A simple method of using golf tees to fix holes that have been stripped out and are to big so the screws will not tighten up the hinge to the door or jamb.
The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.
Usually oven door solutions come down to hinge repair and replacement after one becomes bent or broken which is an effective solution that requires little time tools or skill to complete.
We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close.
Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.
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.
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.
We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge.
A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.
Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes.
Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.
But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly.
How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.
Fix it the right way not the wrong way.
If the loose holes are in a solid piece of wood like a door.
This is how i fixed my bathroom door.