It’s a home maintenance problem that can get really annoying really fast: loose door hinges. Every time you open the door, it wobbles and wiggles and you feel like it might fall on top of you, and it is a serious safety hazard for young kids. On top of that, it can be a pain to fix. Unless, of course, you are aware of this simple hack using a golf tee. According to Vanessa Brunner at Houzz, the cause for jiggly doors is usually a stripped screw in the hinge. Once you remove the existing screw (which is a challenge in itself), it can be very difficult to drill into the existing hole. But not if you have a golf tee lying around:
Squirt some carpenter‘s glue into the hole, insert the pointed end of a golf tee in, and tap the tee into place with a hammer.
Using a sharp utility knife, cut off the exposed extra part of the golf tee.
Finally, drill a new pilot hole directly into the golf tee!
Instant fix!