How To Fix A Hollow Door Hinge

My house was built around 1960.

How to fix a hollow door hinge.

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. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. The best hinges for hollow core doors are still the base molding spring stops as seen on the door in this foreground and not the hinge pin stops as seen on the two doors in the background.

Now if the hole in your door was caused by a hinge pin stop replace it with a different type. If the screws in your door hinge have become loose and frequently require tightening or have been tightened so often that they no longer stay securely in place causing the door to sag most likely the wood sections the stiles that frame the inside of the door need reinforcement. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi.

The upper hinge screws pulled out and will not stay in now. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem. The doors are the original doors.

Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Hinge screws pulled out of hollow core door. Is there a way to fix this without having to replace the door.

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.