If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge.
Loose door hinges repair.
To repair a loose door hinge.
Inspect the door hinge and look for where it is loose or hangs off of the door or doorjamb.
Remove one loose hinge screw.
Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole.
If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue.
Allow the glue to dry.
Dip the bare end of a wooden match in some carpenter s glue and tap it with a hammer as far into the screw hole as it.
Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise.
How to repair a broken door hinge fix screw holes.
If there is paint over the hinge you can slice around it carefully with a utility knife or box cutter to free it so you.
Test the hinge on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.
If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose.
Inspect the hinge to see if it is missing the pin which is the long metal rod that holds the two halves of.
If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.
After you ve filled the void in the screw hole with the.
Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.
Break or cut off the match es flush with the hinge plate and discard the heads.
To remedy this problem i ripped 1 4 strips of poplar and then whittled them into a round plug.
Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise.
Remove the loose screws.
Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw.
Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.
The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.
Fix it the right way not the wrong way.
Many times a door will start to sag rubbing at the top of the door as a result of the top hinge screws becoming loose or stripped in their holes.
How to tighten stripped hinge screws.
Remove the loose screw.
The plugs fill the hole and give the hinge screws something to bite into.
Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.