How To Fix A Door Off Its Hinges

Required tools for this project.

How to fix a door off its hinges.

Inspect the door hinge and look for where it is loose or hangs off of the door or doorjamb. Fix screw holes 1. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver.

Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame. Remove the door from the hinges completely if it is still attached in any way. Scrape the dried glue from the side of the door using the side of the putty knife. Clean the dried glue out of the hinge mortise using a chisel.

Then reinstall the door. How to tighten a loose hinge step 1. Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Open the door to carefully remove it.

Remove the screws holding the door hinges to the door and the doorjamb with a phillips screwdriver. If you re using polyurethane adhesive dampen the hinge with water to activate the glue. To remove the door from the hinge to which it is still attached unscrew the screw or screws still holding the hinge to the door then place the door on a flat surface. The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits.

Unscrew the top hinge from the frame. Apply glue to the damaged area and immediately install the hinge and screws photo 2. Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door.