How To Fix Loose Top Door Hinge

Remove the loose screw.

How to fix loose top door hinge.

Dip the bare end of a wooden match in some carpenter s glue and tap it with a hammer as far into the screw hole as it. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

How to tighten stripped hinge screws. If the hinge pin falls out. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. A quick fix for this problem is to fill in the door jamb s so the screw will remain secure.

Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Sagging doors are often the result of loose hinges caused by hinge screws that don t bite into the door jamb. Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel. How to tighten a loose hinge step 1.