How To Fix A Hollow Wooden Door Hinge

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How to fix a hollow wooden door hinge.

Cut away any loose or broken wood from around the hole or crack. Then just reinstall the hinges and you should be fine. Squeeze a drop of carpenter s glue into each loose hole then push about 3 wooden matches or toothpicks into the hole or enough to fill it and snap the excess wood off. How to fix a door that cracked where the hinges go.

Neaten the edges of the hole. Patching a hole or crack 1. Insert the tip of a putty knife into the cracks to clean out chips or splinters that might cause the cracks to fail to. Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry.

Unscrew the loose screws and remove the hinge from on top of the stripped holes. Slide a drop cloth under the door to protect the floor as you work. Place the door across two sawhorses. Depending on how the door was damaged there may be.

While the paper towels won t make the door stronger or repair it they are an easy. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Pack the hole with paper towels. Remove the hinges from the door.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. For a quick fix you could take a toothpick wooden skewer or wooden golf tee with a little wood glue and gently hammer it into the screw holes to strengthen the wooden stile so that it will provide a better grip for the screws.