Did i do something stupid when i fixed my bathroom door hinge?

Question

By the way, i rent, so i don't own this door. Nor the wall.

Anyways, the bathroom door hinge and screws were getting rusty from the moisture i guess. The hinge no longer held the door to the wall, except for two of the six screws.

So i replaced the screws, but they would not "bite". The brand new screws were useless. So i got six more screws with the same basic thread, but twice as long and i drove those b******s in with a power drill !!!

It worked great.

But did i do any damage? Don't laugh at me, i don't know anything about this c**p. I should have just called the landlord, but it was a simple job, or i thought it was.

Is driving screws an inch into "virgin" territory in that part of the wall (in the door frame) a no-no, or no big deal.

thanks.

Answer 1

you did it right.  Wont hurt a thing.  When installing exterior doors you usually put a couple of longer screws through the hinge to the wood framing of the wall.

Answer 2

You did not cause any damage. Another way to fix stripped s***w holes is to get a piece of wood and split it into pieces about 2 inches long & just a little larger than the s***w hole. Using  wood glue to coat these pieces, then drive them into the s***w holes. When the new pieces become snug, stop hammering & let sit for 1 hour to let glue dry. Using a chisel or knife, trim even with the wooden door frame & re-attach the original screws or new screws of the same size. You will be making fresh s***w holes.