Repairing Door Hinge This Old House

To use this technique remove a screw near the middle of the hinge rather than the top or bottom screw.

Repairing door hinge this old house.

If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue. The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. How to fix a door that sticks close shave.

Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb. Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes. Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole.

Drive in a 3 in. Deepen the hinge mortises. Steps to repair a skewed door. Close the door to check the fit.

Tom s rule of thumb for keeping a door from sticking in the jamb is that the reveal the space between the. Check for a loose hinge. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Drill out the old holes.

Dry fit your dowels to make. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. With the door closed slip an adjustable wrench over the door leaf only not the jamb leaf and bend. When the screw is snug against the hinge give the screw another quarter turn with a screwdriver.

Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw.

You can also adjust a door slightly to the left or the right by bending the hinge knuckles. Screw with a drill. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.