How to Fix Stripped Screw Holes

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[@DestructoMonkey]

He made this look like a television clip from the 1990's on purpose didn't he? Good call.

[@johanfuertes4233]

Wait, so you telling me this isn't from the 90s? LOL

[@Cyber_Mystery]

🤯

[@Samson484]

Nice one

[@BrosWildAdventures]

Looks like he is working on the Barney set

[@StAmander]

Reminds me of the fraggle rock set.

[@jefff6167]

RIP Ron. You made a very positive difference in this world. ❤

[@moniquem.9702]

I love the video. I appreciate how this was in the style of a friendly neighbor or mentor answering a quick question for you. Thank you for your help!

[@TheGoatkage]

I CANT BELIEVE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TOOTHPICKS WORKED!!! THANK YOU

[@NovailesOfficial]

Soge King I know! I tried it myself on a heavy wooden back door. Easiest repair. Thanks for the tip. 👍👍👍👍

[@br8334]

Soge King fixed the door here after a handy many couldn’t.. simple quick fix

[@Th3Unkn0wn252]

Same here

[@thealien_ali3382]

I like vag

[@fx1c333]

You could also use any type of wood bamboo skewers is great as well. popsicle stick coffee stirrers loads of stuff.

[@CarloDavid]

Wow, that Bondo solution is brilliant! Thanks!

[@davidemoore1620]

Thank you for imparting your wisdom in just a down to earth, friendly, confident manner.

[@davidmack9842]

Sir, your anchor bolt suggestion for door hinges is brilliant. I was having the exact problem and using anchor bolts did the trick perfectly. I owe you a beer. 😎

[@robertburket2685]

I always enjoyed watching Ron's tips and miss him very much. He would have made the perfect neighbor. May he rest in peace.

[@slippi2476]

The toothpick thing is legit. Thought I was buying a new door this weekend. Thanks, my first step to being my own handyman lol

[@NBAXXX]

Another quick and effective option is to drill larger holes and then get some wooden dowels that are the same size as those holes. Put some PVA wood glue around the dowels and then hammer them into the holes. You can then drill new holes.

[@Odin31b]

You said quick. Bigger screws is quick, replacing the door is quick.. not your idea.

[@wk8457]

@@Odin31b you might be lazy.🤷‍♂️

[@Odin31b]

@@wk8457 you said quick, you might be stupid.

[@chrisburns5691]

@@Odin31b think a bit more. five minute epoxy is quick. stronger repair than toothpicks.

[@butyoucancallmejosh5790]

This is such a helpful video. Screw hole stripping is a very common problem, and I never knew I had so many options to fix it. Thank you

[@crezza2007]

Toothpicks! You bloody legend! 👍 That little trick has just saved me god knows how much time, effort …. and not to mention being spared the man shaming I’d have proably received as I'd of had to ask a friend who has more experience than me at the moment! 🤦‍♂️ 🤣

[@maryrangel9225]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I ENJOY ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS! THEY ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY TO A SINGLE MOM WITH 5 KIDS!!!! 🛠️

[@nsshing]

Sir, I used this method to fix my loosened wooden door lock. It saved me few hundred bucks. Haha. Thank you.

[@rudeperez6252]

Which one did you use?

[@melissaanderson192]

Working with body filler for the first time, i was a bit nervous, but it worked exactly like you demonstrated. Thanks for a great lesson 👍

[@trollzior]

Sir you are a national treasure! Thank you!

[@juanvco]

Thank you. The toothpick saved me a piece of furniture. I couldn't fix the screws on my nightstand knob anymore and this worked like a charm!

[@amirbinomar]

you saved my family sir. my wooden stairs panel pulled off today and you dont have any idea how we thank you. may الله أكبر bless you and your family. cheers from Kuala Lumpur

[@Dude83202]

Great ideas here. 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.

[@Horselings]

A small sized plastic, disposable cake decorating bag works better for forcing any kind of putty or filler into large holes like in the third solution he gives. Cheap, clean, and easy, and keeps the filler off the rest of the board.

[@skyennlightning6020]

Thanks

[@ThorForShort]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WORKED LIKE A DREAM!!!

[@davidneumann6231]

Great idea. You can also put the putty in a small zip lock bag and cut a corner off of the bag and use with the same principle.

[@multibusa]

@@davidneumann6231 Exactly. Trying to get the filler into a hole with a plastic spreader can trap air in the hole making for a weakened threaded plug. I’ve especially noted this when filling a largish hole in skirting board or whatever. Pushing in the filler with a spreader just traps air and is fiddly to remove at best without sanding flush and putting in a second coat. Both the icing bag and zip lock bag would work very well, however I don’t tend to have an icing bag on site with me. I’ve just used any old plastic bag I can find and cut a corner off about 3 x the size of the amount of filler to be used, job done, plus at no cost.

[@Retireded03]

Actually you need to press it in to get a good solid contact with the wood fibers.

[@firozekotwal]

Thank you for the tooth pick idea...it is perfect

[@briarrose5208]

Wall anchors for stripped door hinge screws, brilliant! Thank you!

[@fofosyrie3798]

Did it work for u

[@thinkaboutit4705]

Worked beautifully for antique table! Couldnt use longer screw, used original screw with 3 toothpicks! Well done, and thank you.

[@rubybudda]

Thank you! You’re a great teacher! I’m going to follow you and look to you for all my home improvement questions first.

[@thealien_ali3382]

I would love to pop u

[@jbroseorg1]

Brilliant! Used thin kabob skewers to repair stripped out lag bolt holes. Took about a minute. Great tip.

[@Cynthia123]

The toothpick trick worked for my cabinet door. It's so great that it took seconds to fix a problem I had for weeks. Thank you!

[@markdawson4625]

Hi, just checked out this video from over the pond. Your ingenious tips solved my problem in 10 minutes, so simple, it just didn't occur to me. Thank you.

[@AndreMusic2000]

Thank you. I needed this to fix my guitar.

[@shuaduah]

Thanks a bunch! Had plenty of toothpicks in the cupboard. Doing my DIY thing. Subscribed!

[@Dirtyharry70585]

Add some of the kids white elmers glue for extra strength.

[@user-pw5xy6op4m]

Soothing to watch ❤

[@multibusa]

All good ideas and clearly work. However you might not always have tooth picks or plastic wall plugs with you. Nevertheless, working on site be it re hanging a door with enlarged screw holes or any other fixture you may be trying to re-fix, it’s most likely that you will have a chisel or a utility knife with you. My favourite go to solution is to cut a 3 sided wedge from the corner of a scrap piece of wood, cutting along the grain, not across, about 3/16’ longer than the screw. I then cut the 3/16’ off the bottom tapered point. Then [without enlarging the hole] I poke a bit of wood glue in the hole and hammer in the tapered piece of wood into the screw hole until it won’t go in any further, then cut off the protruding end flush. Then use an awl to make a hole to get the screw started. The tapered plug is such a tight fit that it becomes part of the wooden frame, or whatever pieced wood your trying or repair. I have yet to find a stronger way of dealing with a stripped/enlarged hole. I’ve used matchstick’s in the past which work the same as wooden tooth picks at a pinch.

[@edtherockhound9944]

I had that issue with my front door lock and used the tooth picks and it worked thank you

[@rachelperkins5165]

Used the toothpick trick and it worked amazingly well! So simple and so effective!

[@weekendwarrior3420]

Short no-BS video packed with very useful info.

[@yanmelnikov4070]

Thanks, Ron. No more stripped door hinges holes in my place. Awesome.

[@tomscorner3838]

Drill out the hole to a larger hold then get a wood dowel rod and and glue it into the hole. After it's dried, cut the dowel rod flush on both sides and you and new wood to screw into.

[@Ronbo765]

Good idea! Probably the strongest method.

[@Play_Dreams]

That Tooth pick trick worked like a charm, Amazing

[@theg171]

Legend ! 1st option worked. So simple and who would have thought. Thanks mate, from Aus!!

[@katewhitcomb6923]

Well wow. I used the toothpick trick and I feel like a genius. Thank you!!

[@njipastor8137]

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed.

[@jaimemartinez3866]

Yep me too

[@bjg4657]

I just fixed both my door and my antique nightstand. The plastic anchor trick worked like a charm. Thank you!

[@blitzerbrotherz6403]

This really helped me with a project with my dad. Thank you

[@chana100red]

Really great tips and advice and glad people like you make these videos to help others - Awesome!

[@tashagervais8733]

the toothpick thing is pure GENIUS thank you!

[@xiicomd-13deepanbhattachar32]

Thank you very very much.....much love and respect 🙏❤ from India 🇮🇳

[@chongweiluo2237]

Wow, the toothpick trick is so brilliant, problem solved so easily.

[@netkrash]

Toothpicks saved my bass straplok upgrade!! THANK YOU!!!

[@moniqueserrano8749]

My brother and I were about to get our butts beat if we didn’t fix the trash can roll out that my brother broke. Thanks to this video we were able to fix the holes and save our behinds. Much love!!!💗

[@mostvaluablepropertiesinc8206]

Naw you're definitely the goat.. my 1st time watching and I'm amazed by your simple techniques🤯🤯

[@Ana-ns8fs]

Let me say Ron that I am new to your channel and I love it! I used the toothpick hack and it worked!! You are awesome! Thank you.

[@dafuq2165]

Toothpicks you sir are a legend didnt even think about that it worked mounting my projector screen to a stripped out drill hole real tight thank you.

[@davemarshall4509]

You solved my problem in the first minute, sometimes the simplest answer is the best, thanks!

[@leskileski]

this video deserves more likes

[@DownHavenEnt]

He's not the hero we deserve but the one that we needed.

[@keithrussellberondo760]

Wow! The toothpick actually worked! Thanks!!!!

[@juliabowman5685]

Okay who is this guy?! He is so informative especially for someone like me who is learning along the way with house DIY! Thanks for the video. I definitely subscribed! 😊

[@dogcreek-customs5168]

His videos are great running them in fast forwards mode at 1.8 x speed, he takes an hour on something that should be under 60 seconds.

[@brandhark7935]

Ron you are THE MAN!

[@flemwad]

Bondo it is then. Pulled ikea door runner off cracking and removing raising chipboard round the screw holes where it anchors..thanks a lot ❤

[@natalies.9817]

I fixed two stripped screw holes on a drawer with the toothpick idea! Thank you so much!

[@majidm3192]

Thanks for the video! Toothpicks just saved me a few hundred dollars :)

[@kylehoward4320]

Absolutely amazing. Love the useful info and video style

[@boomsuga]

Thanks Tim the tool man Taylor

[@charlesgibbs4362]

Nice presentation 👍

[@nava8529]

Best of this kind video Thank you

[@scottlaroc7396]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Working from home and the screws from my movable desk keep falling out. You have saved me 😃

[@daria4life]

The toothpick did the trick! Thanks!

[@judiedzuricky1910]

Oh my gosh, just did this to my kitchen drawer, 3 toothpicks later and Wa-la! She works again! Thank you!! I had been Freaking out...

[@posslart]

Thanks Ron! I used the car putty trick but with a two part epoxy and it worked out quite nicely! Real cool trick!

[@cheek1m0nkey]

What brand did you use and did you also use WD40 as a lube?

[@posslart]

@@cheek1m0nkey I used loctite epoxy and wd40

[@wny1162]

Great tips! Thanks.

[@Odin31b]

Fixed my problem in 30 seconds. Thanks

[@williamwoo1437]

Instead of Bondo, just drill a slightly bigger hole and glue in a wooden dowel that fits the hole. Learnt it from another video. Seems less messy and maintains the look of wood

[@goonerfactor62006]

Thank you Mr

[@dadbud09]

Toothpick thing worked like charm! Thanks!

[@lamarwinters6130]

I used those metal anchors. They support 50 lbs a piece. The head of the screw on the anchor worked and was flush with the hinge. It was a very strong fit when screwed into the door jamb

[@listenhard1985]

Thank you for this!

[@6605eric]

Outstanding!!! Just the info I needed. God bless you.

[@matahari9991]

Worked for my table legs. Thank you!

[@johncampian6243]

Very smart and practical solution, Thank you

[@christopherhall6494]

Used the toothpick technique on a 100-year-old writing desk. Excellent result.

[@stevenpsmitty]

The toothpick hack worked great

[@RSPerformance-RS3EVO]

Just did this to my door and it worked perfectly

[@theburningredbeacon9625]

I needed this so much. You have no idea.

[@MartyBrev]

What a great idea to fix stripped hole on my door hinge. Thanks

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

Had a stripped hole in the stock of an old shotgun for the recoil pad. 2 toothpicks fixed her right up. Thank you for the help!

[@arjunahnb]

super solution very useful thank u

[@saxophonecsb7398]

This guy is my new dad. Thanks dad.

[@amiblueful]

I had forgotten to swap out the drill bit when installing a child gate and made the hole a tad too big. The toothpick trick worked perfectly.

[@cruzininnalolow7597]

Thanks this was really helpful for me

[@kaylawallen4327]

WOW, thank you so much! All amazing tips!

[@henrys3629]

Antique desk chair leg screws stripped. Used both methods. Tooth picks and plastic expand pieces.

[@AquariumHobbist]

This is amazing! Lots of thoughts went into this video. Thank you!

[@MrJoeAllert]

That was fantastic. Well done!

[@scottmurphy650]

Another technique I have used is to drill out the hole, cut off a piece of dowel, cover with glue, and gently pound it into the hole. Let the glue set for about an hour, re-drill the hole and screw the screw in.

[@robertthomas6127]

By coincidence none of this was new to me actually. Another method is one can drill the holes to the size of a larger wooden dowel and hammer them in (with or w/o wood glue) and then drill new holes. Rock solid ist drill the holes a bit larger, fill them with Hot glue set the part to be fastend in place and push the screws in. This method is particularly good to secure screws that are not ment to be removed again. I have even used this method to hang lamps from a ceiling (extra caution is of course required here). Another possibility is drilling the holes larger and mixing a compond out of fine sawdust and wood glue with which one then fills the holes and drills to the appropriate size. Many years ago as I was moving from one apartment to another I was obligated to paint before moving out. As it would happen it was a weekend and I needed to fill screw and nail holes in some of the walls. Unfortunately I had forgotten to buy plaster so I used toothpaste. It turned out very well. As a matter of fact two weeks later as the final inspection was done there was nothing to be seen as the paint had sealed everything very well.

[@MrsSaraJingles]

You fixed my kitchen table so thank you sir 😍

[@venkateswarannatarajan3161]

Thanks for a super nice quick tip! It works like a charm.

[@micklynnb]

Thank you! I was building a small bathroom floor cabinet that I had ordered off Amazon, and I had accidentally stripped one of the pre-drilled holes in the particle board, since it is a pretty soft material. I used your advice about the toothpicks, only I used some hard cardboard chunks from a twine roll to fill in the holes instead of wood and it worked like a charm! My screws tightened right up and stayed in perfectly! Hopefully it doesn't crumble and fall apart if it were to get a little damp, but the cabinet will be on the floor if it does, so it should be okay. What can I say? I'm no carpenter. 😅

[@JeepITguy]

Why on earth are you using particle board in a wet environment?

[@theythemgae9025]

Would not surprise me if they're in new Zealand. Pretty standard by building to a landlord standard (aka cheap, nasty and easily damagable) so most tenants who become owners for the first time think it's the right material to use.

[@micklynnb]

@@JeepITguy I mean, it's been a year and the cabinet still looks fine and works fine. 🤷🏼‍♀️ It's just a small stand-alone cabinet for my personal use. I needed a small size to fit in a certain area with limited space.

[@LC-ut7sh]

Thanks the tooth picks worked a treat

[@alexsandoval7202]

It’s strong but bondo won’t cut it . You need wood epoxy so it retains the woods strength.