Storm Door Screws Stripped

Since the sheet metal the door is made from has been stripped out it s likely you don t have enough material left for the screws to bite into.

Storm door screws stripped.

Fixing the problem used to involve the tricky job of patching the old holes or even splicing in new trim. A heavy wind can catch a storm door and whip it open like a sail tearing out the closer mounting bracket and cracking the door frame. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Some self tapping screws will drill out their own hole size so there is no need to use an actual drill bit.

Once that s installed remove it and drill and tap for 12 24 or 1 4 20 screws. By epoxying the hole and not just covering over the. Pre drill the aluminum to the outer diameter of the threads so that there s no grab on the way through and pilot the door slightly smaller than the screw shank. And any longer screw at the hardware store will work.

Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Any hardware store should have them. Number one get a safety chain for the top of the door so that it stops the door at 90 degrees and doesn t yank or bend your closer.