Fix Stripped Screw Holes - 3 MINUTE FIX!
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2014
- Ever try tightening a screw and it just keeps turning and doesn't grab? This is the fix. This applies to holes drilled in wood and isn't meant for sheetrock/walls.
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As some viewers have pointed out, running a much longer screw (3" screw, for example) will often remedy this. It drives deeper into the actual framing rather than just the door casing.
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Amazing ... going do this ASAP
This is true I have done that... but this way its a pain in the butt & doesn't last as long.
USE GOLF FEES. I use Gorilla Glue for wood - hammer in the golf tees - let it sit for 24 hours and then I saw off the ends of the golf tees then I sand it and then screw everything in. TA DA it's good for 20 years as long as you use the long screws.
PS. Golf tees come in different sizes. Make sure you get the correct size for your screw holes.
@@feistyterrier I've heard about golf tees a long time ago. I'm going to use them.
I agree with other poster, this does fix but not for long and are left with DEEPER hollowed out hinges lol. I'm am fixing my rn, it just took 3 toothpicks, at full length. Woodglued them all the way in. Should work just fine as you described In Video.
Just adding on if you've stripped them out real good like me 🤣🤣🤣
Can’t tell you how many times this has saved me from having to buy a new house.
Wow lol.
Hahahaha that's hilarious
Lmfao, damn. Big savings!
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We bought my daughter a little princess table it’s wooden. One of the chairs the back got loose, my husband said the screw was stripped and he would fix it “later”. The chair has been out of commission for a couple months now until I found your channel!!!
Thank you!!! Now my daughter can resume using her table and chairs 👏🏼
It was easy I didn’t have toothpicks but I had skewer sticks and they worked just fine!
Nice video. My uncle showed me this 50 years ago when I was a teenager. We used it on furniture, doors, anything with wood screws. I often used wooden match sticks- especially on larger voids. If no glue is available, it will work anyhow. Glue just makes it a more permanent event.
Great tips and info!! Thanks!!
Worked like an absolute charm! I'm useless at DIY but even I could manage this, thanks for the tip!
I hate having to wait on someone one else to help me out. I did exactly what you said. I was so happy that it worked. Thanks so much for your help.
Great video! I’ve been using tiny wood dowels in the same manner since I inherited my grandmother’s house 15 years ago. Extremely difficult to find boards to make a whole new frame in this type wood and not everyone has tiny dowels laying around. Most have toothpicks and maybe even some Elmer’s school glue (which works also, if given time to dry). I’ve also found that one shouldn’t use a drill on hinge holes, as it will strip them faster. Also, I have found that opening the wood glue container makes a world of difference! 😂
I doubt you still read these comments, but i wanted to say thank you because this is how ill fix my glider chair and my closet door hinge.
I've been doing this for 50 years without the glue...works just fine.
thank you, grandparents cabinet broke and we didn’t have any glue but this actually worked!
I did it a week ago using match sticks :)
Yeah well I've been doing it for 95 years without glue. Back then, spit was as strong as super glue.
I've been doing this for 185 years. President James Buchanan himself taught me.
Watched your video, because grandson put a car through hole between casing and door then tried to forcibly close door. He stripped all three screws holding hinge. I didn’t have wood glue, but I did have floor adhesive and toothpicks. I’m a 66 year old grandma and totally impressed my husband, lol. (He was talking about replacing the whole door) Thank you!
Had this exact problem with the hinges and this worked great. Thanks!
I never would have thought of a solution like this. I am extremely appreciative for your Innovative and creative solutions!
This worked for me. I needed to reattach my dishwasher to the underside of the countertop, but it's a cheap countertop made from flake board and the screw holes were stripped out. I used a hot glue gun to glue four toothpicks up into the holes, then cut them off flush with a steak knife. The screws went in beautifully.
Next up, loading the dishwasher.
I have tried other ways longer screws, thicker screws etc they are only temporary fixes. This method is amazing and it would have helped me so many times over over the years. Thanks for a brilliant brilliant fix - simplest ones are always the best :)
Excellent Tip! Worked flawlessly. Thanks a lot.
Didn’t have matches, chopsticks, toothpicks and didn’t want to drive into town. Cut 2 inch long by 1/4 inch pieces off the end of the longer style paint stirrers. Sharpened the end, put some glue on it and drove one in each drilled out hole. Worked great.
This was very helpful! Simple and to the point!
Thank you for this excellent advice. My wooden cocktail sticks (!) worked brilliantly (without glue).
Thanks much for this great solution, it works very well to my stripped holes and now the door is good again.
Thank you as I moved into a rental property and when I took the door off to gloss only to screws where tight all the rest where spining. Worked a treat :)
I been doing this for decades. Great to show everyone in a vid. I also use longer screws that will bite into some new wood inside the holes. Between that and the toothpicks, it's every bit as solid and strong as when the original screws were first installed.
Brilliant, just the tip I was looking for. Many thanks.
Dowels, toothpicks, golf trees will all fail.
The problem is 1" hinge screws. Throw those away and get some 2-1/2" or 3" screws and get the screw back into the framing.
Yes I would do exactly the same thing and have done in the past
I feel like he chose the worst possible scenario to demonstrate this. It works perfectly for cabinet doors, door strikers and striker plates, drawer slides, etc. places where you have solid wood to anchor in.
Yep, I agree. And go back in with a slightly larger dia. wood screw.
They won't fail. I have done this with tooth picks over thirty years ago on a solid wood door - still holds fine. Pounding in a snug solid dowel works even better, but you have to re-drill the holes.
I was just going to suggest this as well. Those typical short screws used for doors always seem to pull out over time, go longer for it to be stronger! 👍
Thank so you so much for this video. It's saved my life in this lock down. Thought my door was broken 😢 not anymore though, thanks to you. It's totally fixed now 👍😊
So funny I found this by accident but I also have this exact same thing going on and with our pantry door...couldn't be more perfect. Subscribed.
Great tip. I drilled a hole too large for an outlet faceplate - this was a quick easy fix!
Worked like a charm. The screws started stripping on the door and not frame. Was worried it wouldn’t work but it worked perfectly.
HUGE HELP! Thank you for taking the time to share this with me. Just tried it out and worked perfectly 👍
Just wondering after 3 years, is the fix still good?
Best video for this on CZcams I’ve come across. I’m so not handy around the house, so ty for this tip.
Genius! It worked like a charm. I didnt need to buy new, longer screws, I had the wood glue and tooth picks in the house. My door not fits and closes perfectly. Great video!
You are helping me solve a problem with two 10.6 lb. cupboard doors (ridiculously heavy)! Thank you so much for the easy fix! I hate it when I have to fix a problem before I can fix a problem, so thank you for my secondary problem fix! 😄
Worked like a charm! Thank you!!
Just exactly what I needed! the door going into my garage from the kitchen the latch screws are stripped and I could remember my late husband using toothpicks to fix this problem but I couldn't remember the process and there you were!! I am a new subscriber and I'm glad to have found you.
This is so brilliant..crazy this has been driving me nuts for the pass 3 years and so simple to solve. 👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏼👍🏼thank u for ur video
Thanks for this video!!! It saved me from going mad!! I couldn’t close the bathroom door for months until now I copied the instructions and it worked like a champ!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this cheap, easy trick. It’s just what I needed to finally fix my doors.
This was very helpful....just used it for door hinges and it worked!.....thanks
An old man showed me that trick years ago and it really works great! Great video!
a short, on point video with a quick fix 10/10
Thankyou so much for this advice, I've just fixed a door handle on both sides as the screws were stripped, this hack has saved me time and money such a good idea thankyou again!
This video saved my desk from taking a dirt nap. Thank you! Worked like a charm!
This worked great. Thank your for this video. I even had really long screws that I had tried before to fix the problem but the toothpicks did the trick. I found really long tooth picks so I decided to give those a shot since I knew I had previously drilled deeper holes.
Great fix!!!! This works- fixes frustrating striped holes!! Thanks, saved me from replacing the whole door!!!
Lmao why replace the whole door
This was so helpful! Thank you so much!
Thank you! Worked great for a dresser that had stripped holes for the knobs!
Genius hack! Matches work well in a pinch too
Brilliant!!! I was feeling so frustrated with not being able to get the hinge back on. Thank you!!!
so I didnt bother buying a dowel and used some toothpicks and it worked great...thanks
I’ve been doing the toothpick method but never thought about holding them in place with wood glue. Thanks for that!
yay...I can't wait to try this! It is pouring rain and I don't want to go to hardware store, but I don't have to because I have both of those things!
This is a great trick. I've seen similar with using a wood dowel or sharpened pencil tips, but is a lot more "things around the house" friendly. Another great alternative if you have some handy is canned foam insulation. it dries really hard and holds a strong bond and it is drillable. it's also really great for filling in large drywall holes like behind where a towel rack support hangs. just be sure to have a putty knife handy to level off and remove the excess defore it sets. if you wait to long and it cures, it'll take a hacksaw or dremel cutting tool to remove the excess.
I was seriously about to Google how to fix your shower rack when it comes out of the wall before I saw this. lol thank you 🙏
@@Linsicase awesome. Hope it works well for you. Its saved me a couple times.
The foam sounds like a great idea for stripped screws. It is my go to for repairing dry wall. It makes it so much easier.
@@AsAugustSleeps right? The stuff is amazing for all kinds of patches.
The foam also works to repair holes in hollow core doors. You can shave excess off with a razor blade.
Nicely done. Good intro, no BS, you don't try to be funny, you don't say "like" or "basically" every other word, and excellent video content and instruction. I learned a lot and this helped in two different areas where holes had been stripped. Thank you.
very good tutorial! really helps! my nail hole is a little big, I inserted 3 toothpicks in each whole, the problem is solved! thank you very much!
I am pretty sure you just saved me a ton of money and time! Thank you!!!
I love how conservative he is in the use of his toothpicks considering how expensive they can be!
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Thank you! Quick and exact. Well done.
Thanks for the video, my kids were pushing on both side of the door and they eventually the door came off the hinge and when I tried to screw the screws back in, the holes were too big. I couldn’t figure out how to fill the holes, until now. Thanks
Wow!! Tried this today and it worked!!! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing
You are genius! It works greatly!
Wow this is so simple yet so helpful
Used this to fix a spinning chair. Thanks for the help!
I did this and it worked well. Thanks for sharing on this video. Much appreciated.
Commenting in 2020. So glad I found this video. Such a great DIY fix. Thank you.
Thank you for the fix!
Thanks! I needed this info!
round hinge in a square cut out !!!!
love it Ricky ! bubbles coming by with a new shopping cart ?
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I used your same instructions with wooden golf tees instead of toothpicks. Thank you for your video.
Thanks for video I thought bigger screws would work I’m definitely going to do this!!
it worked beautifully
When your apartment maintenance people never show up to do a 2 min job🙄 yup that's why I'm here
Same here and they just renovated everyone’s apartment and my door in the bathroom is hanging off and almost fell on me 😑🙄
I'm here cuz I dont wanna lose a deposit
Great tips. Saved my day!
I never have much luck with hot glue, so I repair stripped holes in antique clock cases as follows: (1) Fill hole with super glue gel. (2) find a round toothpick or two and dip them into the still-liquid glue gel in the hole. (3) Then dip the glue-coated toothpicks in baking soda--bicarbonate of soda---and put them back into the hole you're repairing. The baking soda greatly accelerates the hardening of the glue gel, which generally doesn't like having such a thick cross-section. The toothpicks will be secured in about 30 seconds, at which time you can cut them off with wire cutters or something. Re-drill your hole as best you can.
i recently did this on a cuboard door in my rv. worked like a charm! thanks! i’m just embarrassed i didn’t think of it myself… Cheers
I used the thicker 12 inch BBQ matchsticks. I had them laying around. Just cut them a bit longer than the hole, broke off the excess with a hammer and screwed the screw back in. Had my heavy door fixed in less than 5 minutes ! Thanks to this video.
I never thought of that. I'll have to give it a try
Neat trick. I had the same problem and you helped fix it. cheers!
Quick and easy Thank you sir!
Thank you so much! Definitely did the job! I thought I was go have to tear down the whole frame 🤦🏽♂️😂
Thanks brother! GENIUS!
thanks bro, ive been searching for bigger screws all day
Thanks! Fantastically easy...
Fix like 2 doors right now. Thank you so much
Thanks! This technique was useful in fixing the swivel base on a recliner.😃
Thank you so much for this video, worked for me exactly as showed in the video. 👏
Thanks, man. That helps a lot!
Thanks!! Just tried this today and it's fixed.
Thanks for this video. I’m a single mother and DIYer…I just looked at a couple of your vids and I love your channel. I’m Subbing right NOW! Thanks again!
Awesome! Thank you!
I used matchsticks instead, and it worked just as well. Glad I watched your video because you just saved me a few bucks a minute ago.
This was a great tip!!!! Had none of the item on had but used chop stick and super glue.. a little ghetto but it worked for me
I know this video is old but I just fixed a sewing table and I am so relieved! Thank you :) :) :)
I have similar situation though my door jam is semi cracked my fix will be to take off door with hinges pre drill old holes slightly wider to make holes clean then using proper size diameter of dowell rods & wood glue insert them then let dry for a day then re drill new holes put everthing back be like new.
A brilliant tip. Thanks.
Excellent thank you! You earned another subscriber. I have three doors that I had to re attach From painting them found out the holes were too big for the screws, thanks to your video I fix them all.😀
great tip. thanks!!
I have always used matchsticks and never needed to use any glue with them, I think they give a better fit because of being thinner sticks (you can pack in more if needed) and they seem to get into all the nooks & crannies inside the hole ;-)
Thank you....after some tears I found the answer!
This really worked! Thanks man.
I used a kabob skewer with no glue and it worked great. Thanks!
Worked perfectly. Thank you!!!
I've done that before only I used golf tee's