Hi Guy’s
I have this internal Door where the hinges screws keeps coming loose after 3-4 months, I filled the hole with broken matchsticks and try and screw the screws, but it is not tight and this is standard door frame and I suspect the door frame where the screws goes must be hollow.
What is best way to make it solid without taking the door frame out or do I need to take the door frame out.
Hinges screws coming loose
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Hinges screws coming loose
general comments
the frame will be around 32-38mm thick [1 1/4- 1 1/2"] so make sure your screws are no7/4mm screws fully threaded no shank just thread
try gluing in the matchstick/wood slithers and make sure a point and when you think enough in the space knock in another 1or even 2 and cut off flat
in general if you use a drill bit on the hinge for a screw and remove some material you need as compact and filled as possible if a bradawl or cut screw then quite full as you are compressing material rather than removing so support is still there
the frame will be around 32-38mm thick [1 1/4- 1 1/2"] so make sure your screws are no7/4mm screws fully threaded no shank just thread
try gluing in the matchstick/wood slithers and make sure a point and when you think enough in the space knock in another 1or even 2 and cut off flat
in general if you use a drill bit on the hinge for a screw and remove some material you need as compact and filled as possible if a bradawl or cut screw then quite full as you are compressing material rather than removing so support is still there
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Hinges screws coming loose
Hinge side I think it will be 1”inch this is 2nd time I have filled the hole with match sticks with glue and now the bottom hinge all 3 screws missing and this house is used by carer looking after a dementia patient.
I was going to stick more matchstick or Dowel or drill directly and go into brickwork and add long screws.
When I used to insert matchstick and compact it tight but the screw was not tight/tight so this I was thinking of wood dowel or wall plugs.even if it gets tight eventually it becomes loose.
Thanks for the information provided big-all.
I was going to stick more matchstick or Dowel or drill directly and go into brickwork and add long screws.
When I used to insert matchstick and compact it tight but the screw was not tight/tight so this I was thinking of wood dowel or wall plugs.even if it gets tight eventually it becomes loose.
Thanks for the information provided big-all.
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Hinges screws coming loose
my thoughts
in general, doors dont give any problems unless leverage is added to cause excessive force on the hinge, meaning a stop needs to be added to contain the force before leverage takes effect
in other words iff the door gets to say110 % off opening and binds on the architrave you need a floor block/pad/restrictor at perhaps 105% to avoid leverage as a say 30" door binding at say 3" will have 10 times magnification off force as in a 10 kilo push at the door edge will be 100kg or an adults weight off push
in general, doors dont give any problems unless leverage is added to cause excessive force on the hinge, meaning a stop needs to be added to contain the force before leverage takes effect
in other words iff the door gets to say110 % off opening and binds on the architrave you need a floor block/pad/restrictor at perhaps 105% to avoid leverage as a say 30" door binding at say 3" will have 10 times magnification off force as in a 10 kilo push at the door edge will be 100kg or an adults weight off push
we are all ------------------still learning