Open the door grasp it.
How to fix loose hinge on door.
Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.
Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise.
You can see in the image below the loose screw was on my door lock striker.
Fix it the right way not the wrong way.
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.
This happened to my back door this year and i finally decided to take an hour and fix it.
Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes.
Remove the loose screws.
Loose hinges can cause a door to stick bind or scrape the floor.
Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.
Allow the glue to dry.
A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.
We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close.
Lucky for you it is easy to tighten loose hinges and make your doors work like new.
But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly.
If the loose holes are in a solid piece of wood like a door frame drill them out and fill them with wooden dowels to create a new surface for the screws to go into.
I see this often on kitchen cabinet hinges and doors regular door hinges and areas that get worked or moved a lot.
How to tighten stripped hinge screws.
We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge.
The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.
It kept backing out on its own.
Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.
First check that the hinge screws are tight.
Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise.
Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.
But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.