Top Door Hinge Loose

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise.

Top door hinge loose.

Allow the glue to dry. Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.

First check that the hinge screws are tight. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Remove the loose screws. Test the hinge on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose.

Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge. It can be because of stripped screws in the top hinge that finally give out or simply the weight of the door. Open the door grasp it by the lock edge and move it up and down. Binding problems at the top of any door are usually the result of a loose hinge.

If the hinge screws have been loose for only a short time you may need to tighten them with a screwdriver. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. If you encounter movement at the hinge screws they need to be retightened.