Repair Cabinet Door Hinge Holes

Unless they re tightened immediately the screws will enlarge and strip the holes until it s impossible to tighten them.

Repair cabinet door hinge holes.

The small screws used to secure kitchen cabinet door hinges to the face frames of cabinets often work their way loose over time. If the door functions correctly with only two hinges the hinge you removed is probably faulty. After searching the web i couldn t find a simple solution to repairing the stripped screws on our crappy particle board cabinets in the kitchen. Many forums said to use a wood dowel with a hole drilled in but then you have the potential risk of sp.

Cabinets made from particleboard work great in utility and laundry rooms and they re fairly inexpensive. I am the father of 2 young kids henceforth known as monkey boy and disaster girl as they break stuff around the house i try to fix it. If you are fixing just a few loose screw holes for something that has multiple hinges like a door you can put a wedge underneath it to support it while you unscrew the loose hinge and fix the stripped holes. This is how i fixed my bathroom door.

But particleboard has a major weakness it doesn t hold screw threads very well. Repair a cabinet hinge screw hole with a plug. One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi. A quick convenient cure can be found just inside one of the cabinets.

If all the hinges have loose screws it will be easier to just completely remove the door. If the cup hole is off the cabinet company should give you a new door.