Door jamb wood stripped
#1
Door jamb wood stripped
A door jamb in my house had the wood stripped from the door hinge screws. Is there any way to repair this without replacing the entire jamb?
#2
Some people would glue toothpicks into the hole and see if the screw holds in them. I wouldn't even mess with that.
Try using longer screws that will go back into the studs behind the door jamb. Then it won't matter if the threads in the jamb are stripped out.
Try using longer screws that will go back into the studs behind the door jamb. Then it won't matter if the threads in the jamb are stripped out.
#3
The holes on the door hinge are aligned like this
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the two holes on the right seem to be awfully close to the edge of the studs behind it. Would it be wise to screw into that and take the chance of splitting it? Would that cause more trouble then replacing the entire door jamb?
#4
You could just angle the screws slightly. Splitting the edge of the 2x4 won't matter... you just want the screw to bite into something. Or, use the toothpick idea, on the 2 outside holes and one long screw through the inner hole.
As an alternative idea, replace your cheap-o 3 hole hinges with standard 4 hole hinges... the holes will then be in different locations.
As an alternative idea, replace your cheap-o 3 hole hinges with standard 4 hole hinges... the holes will then be in different locations.
#5

Originally Posted by thepryme
A door jamb in my house had the wood stripped from the door hinge screws. Is there any way to repair this without replacing the entire jamb?
#6
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I used a product a few months ago to fix this problem in a cabinet in my wife's office. I don't remember the name of it, but it was made by loctite and was like a glue that you applied to the hole and then reinserted the screw - it supposedly filled everything in and hardened to recreate the original hole. It worked pretty well.