Repairing Door Frame Hinge

Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.

Repairing door frame hinge.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Test the hinge on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

To repair a loose door hinge. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. Use a hinge binding tool hinge doctor to repair binding hinges. Remove the loose screws.

Try tightening the hinges which can loosen up over time causing the door to sag. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. Remove the door stop and molding. 6 screw the hinges back onto the door using screws.

If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Use a chisel and hammer or putty knife to pry the door stop and molding away from the frame. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry. Take care not to damage the stop as you remove it from the frame. Allow the glue to dry. Start at the bottom of the frame and work your way up.

Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight.

The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits into on the side of the door. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. Clean the dried glue out of the hinge mortise using a chisel. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.

Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes.