Daughters door ripped off the hinges... how do I fix it?

Question

She was swinging on the door and it ripped the the door off the hinges and now the holes are all wallered out, is there anyway I can fix this w/o having to replace the door. I have tried bigger screws but it only works for awhile. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can drill out the screw holes with a 1/4" or 3/8 drill bit, then place a good wood glue into the holes, and cut off 1/4" or 3/8" dowels to fit the holes, and glue the dowels into the holes.
When the glue is good and dry, you will have new wood to screw the screws in.
Drill small pilot holes for the screws in the new wood, using the hinges as guides for the pilot holes.

Answer 2

Yeah stuff like that happens. our back door leading into the garage did the same thing also. we also have that happen with the cubbard doors in the rv from all the use the hinges wear out. the wood shinks and the screws let loose. we ended up doing away with the wood and did metal framing for the door. sorry to hear that happened to you.

Answer 3

Take the door off till she is old enough to behave.

She is obviously enjoying her swings at the moment and I think I know why. One day she'll grow taller and she won't physically be able to do this. I'd replace the door at this stage.

Some kids swing and some don't. Those who swing have found a good reason to do so and it won't be easy to stop her doing it. Ignore the behavior and ditch the door. If you do replace the door put the handles low down so she can't swing on the door.

Answer 4

daughters door ripped hinges fix

Answer 5

Try this: get some golfing tees, and hammer them into the over-sized holes. then screw the screws back into the hinges. This should work just fine, and the wood used for the tees will expand into the holes, giving it a great grip and you won't have to worry about the screws pulling out.

good luck

Answer 6

well u can take the hinges off and screw them back in, afew inches below or higher then where they were before. u will need a chisel for this but its not that hard to do.
also get some of that thing (ive forgotten its name)... filler or whatever its called (its like a white paste) which you can put in the previous holes, to fill them in (when the filler dries, it dries out real hard... there are many varities) and paint over it so it wont look bad.

Answer 7

I know you said "bigger" screws but have you tried using "longer" screws. While the dowel method's described above work well, so will using a longer screw - say 4 -5". It doesn't have to be a bigger diameter screw just a longer one. You want it to reach further than the stripped one did.

If that fails do what man_marathon suggests. His solution would hold up an elephant!! That's a great answer!

Answer 8

i have used all methods suggested and found moving the hinges last the longest. take a paint stick cut to the size of the old hinge and secure it with brad nails .smooth with wood filler,i like the powder personally sand and paint

Answer 9

Get some wooden dowels, cut them to size and using wood glue ,insert them into the holes. When the glue is dried,you can then re-drill new holes. If you use putty,I;m afraid they will just pull out again,I don't care how strong it says it is.( the putty or patching plaster) I wouldn't trust those products for this application. Byee

Answer 10

My son did the same to his door. We tried drilling it out and fillinf like the first person suggested but it was only a temporary fix as well. You need to replace that section of the doorjam to make it a permanent fix or you can just get her a beaded door.