Greetings, /diy/.
I have the problem.
Screws holding this door hinge just fell off.
Even if I screw them back in, they fall off almost immediately.
I think the wood this door frame made of is quite low-quality (cheap home, damn it).
What are my options here ?
1. fill the holes with something?
2. drill new holes in the hinge?
3. something else?
What would you recommend?
Longer angrier screws
Longer screws
>>1116161
If is a hollow core door those hinges are ok. If it is a real wiod doir you need something longer.
To fix. Get some toothpicks or wood matches and wood glue.
Put glue on toothpick/matches andd jam them into the hole. The idea is to fill the hole up.
Let the glue dry.
Cut off the extra toothpick /matches and rehang the doorm
Longer screws but be careful. They will reach to the rough opening framing and you can really fuck up the door adjustment not to mention the trim alignment. Just run them in till they hold the hinge snug.
Fill holes with toothpicks and woodglue, let dry, use larger screws.
>>1116161
Also you could just move the hinges and drill new holes, its a little work but it's more of a proper fix than some wood glue
>>1116161
drill holes larger
cut dowel rod
glue dowel into hole
drill new holes
screw on hinges