Repair Damaged Door Frame Hinge

Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose.

Repair damaged door frame hinge.

2 nail pine 1x4 guide blocks to the doorjamb around the damaged area. These tools slip over the hinges when the door is closed. 6 screw the hinges back onto the door using screws that are at least 1 2 inch longer than the original screws. Try tightening the hinges which can loosen up over time causing the door to sag.

Then measure 6 inches above and below the frame damage and carefully cut the damaged frame away at the marked measurements. You may need to re chisel a pock in the frame so the hinge sits flush. Dewalt 20v oscillating multitool my new one. The door is pulled open just past the point where the hinges bind.

Http bit ly dewaltmultitool porter cable multitool. Affiliate tool links for this video. To learn how to use a shim to repair a loose wood screw hole for a hinge keep reading. To repair a split door frame remove the door strip and molding starting at the bottom of the frame and working your way up.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a damaged doorjamb. 1 remove any nails or screws from the damaged area. Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door. To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches.

3 adjust the router s depth of cut to equal the thickness of the poplar patch. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. The screw holes where the hinge or hinges are loose need to be repaired.

Inspect the door hinge and look for where it is loose or hangs off of the door or doorjamb. The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits into on the side of the door. Use a hinge binding tool hinge doctor to repair binding hinges. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight.

Then you can drive the screws into the screw holes on the hinge to secure it.