Required tools for this project.
How to fix a door off its hinges.
How to tighten a loose hinge step 1.
Remove the door from the hinges completely if it is still attached in any way.
Remove the screws holding the door hinges to the door and the doorjamb with a phillips screwdriver.
Open the door to carefully remove it.
Secure the hinge with weights or clamps until the glue dries.
Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door.
If you re using polyurethane adhesive dampen the hinge with water to activate the glue.
Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame.
Then reinstall the door.
Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.
Scrape the dried glue from the side of the door using the side of the putty knife.
Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver.
The screw holes where the.
Fix screw holes 1.
Measure the length of the screws.
The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits.
Unscrew the top hinge from the frame.
Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit.
To remove the door from the hinge to which it is still attached unscrew the screw or screws still holding the hinge to the door then place the door on a flat surface.