You ve got all kinds of options for filling the hole but three good and easy.
Repair door hinge screws pulled out.
Inspect the door hinge and look for where it is loose or hangs off of the door or doorjamb.
Dry fit your dowels to make.
How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge.
Fix screw holes 1.
Start with the obvious option.
Owaindiyer 16 feb 2016.
How to fix a stripped screw hole step 1.
To replace a pulled out screw you have to patch the hole with a filler capable of holding screws.
Replace short hinge screws with long screws when the screw holes no longer hold.
Measure the length of the screws.
The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.
Fill the hole and start over.
The dowel i bought was 48 long so i cut off three pieces that were around 1 5 long.
Using your 3 8 drill bit drill out the old screw holes.
Angle the long screws toward the studs to make sure they catch.
Usually a steel door hinge pulls out.
Remove the screws holding the door hinges to the door and the doorjamb with a phillips screwdriver.
For example if the stripped out.
Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.
If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.
Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit.
This is the culprit.
Fix it the right way not the wrong way.
Drill in from the edge of the door and insert dowelling plugs then your hinge fixing screws will go sideways into the dowelling and you won t rely on the pull out resistance of the screw threads in mdf.
The screw holes where the.
If the hole is too.
Insert the screws.
Drill out the old holes.
Apply a thread sealant to the threads of the retaining screws if the screw threads show little wear.
Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.
How to fix a steel door hinge if pulled out step 1.
One day the door closes smoothly.
The next day it s sticking.
Consider using a slightly longer or wider screw.