Steel Door Hinge Screws Stripped

A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing.

Steel door hinge screws stripped.

Residential door hinges. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Our door hinge screws are generally sold in boxes of 100 pieces. 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 provide a tighten the wooden stile so that it will provide a better grip for the screws.

1 drill out stripped hole 2 apply adhesive to insert 3 tap it in allow adhesive to dry 4 break off save remaining portion for later use multiple options. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. There s not a lot of wood to grip on to so frequent or heavy use of the door will eventually in stripped or stretched screw holes. Now i m getting ready to make the repair properly.

Solid inserts give you options for placement of a new pilot hole and screw wherever it s needed not just in the center of the old damaged hole. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. This is caused by the strain that heavy doors can put on both hinges and screws. When you first notice this it is important that you fix the problem as soon as you can.

The screws which hold the hinge or latch plate are threaded into the metal of the zzem screw providing superior holding power and resistance to forceful entry. Fast and easy solution. If you have a heavy door that seems to have a loose hinge it could be that either the door hinge screws are stripped or the screw hole is stripped. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes.

I ll be drilling out the stripped ragged holes with a 1 2 drill bit gluing in some 1 2 hardwood dowels letting those cure in place for 24 hours then drilling pilot holes in the hardwood dowels and reattaching the bed rail using new wood screws. This product provides affordable stripped screw repair in all doors throughout your home or business. Use in any wood frame. Deltana steel screw size 12 x 1 2 inch machine screw.

We have a variety of door hinge screws in multiple finishes to coordinate with your existing door hardware and hinges. Deltana steel screw size 9 x 3 4. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Then just reinstall the hinges and you should be fine.