Repairing Door Frame Hinge

The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits into on the side of the door.

Repairing door frame hinge.

Use a chisel and hammer or putty knife to pry the door stop and molding away from the frame. To repair a loose door hinge. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. Start at the bottom of the frame and work your way up.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. Test the hinge on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. 6 screw the hinges back onto the door using screws. Clean the dried glue out of the hinge mortise using a chisel.

How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Remove the door stop and molding. Screw the hinge back into place after the glue is dry.

Take care not to damage the stop as you remove it from the frame. Many problems with frames and doors can be fixed by adjusting the hardware. Allow the glue to dry. Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of 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. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Use a hinge binding tool hinge doctor to repair binding hinges.

Try tightening the hinges which can loosen up over time causing the door to sag. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Remove the loose screws. 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.

These tools slip over the hinges when the door is closed. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.