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Here's how to fix a stripped screw hole.
Stripped screws are always a pain of basic home maintenance. Until the genius screw-it-again anchor/fastener came on the market you had to be a true MacGyver to fix stripped holes in door and cabinet hinges or any other wooden substrate. These methods included toothpicks, matches, dowels, small strips of shredded wood, strips of metals, a golf tee and many others. And to boot it took time – have let the wood glue dry slowly.
These days are over. Here are the simple 5 steps and 30 seconds required to fix any stripped screw hole:
Couple nuances worthy of note:
These days are over. Here are the simple 5 steps and 30 seconds required to fix any stripped screw hole:
- Remove the existing screw
- Gently screw in the screw-it-again fastener in the existing screw hole
- When you can’t screw in any longer simply snap the fastener
- Place your hinge/part over the hole
- Using the same screw simply screw the part in place
Couple nuances worthy of note:
- If the initial hole is relatively large you should snap the tips of the screw-it-anchor to the desire size to better fit the diameter of the hole
- After snapping the screw-it-again fastener keep the remaining part. It can always be re-used for a bigger screw hole
