Day 3 – Fixing a Stripped Hole in Wood
Welcome to Day 3 of my 31 Days of Handy Home Fixes. Have you ever tightened a screw 1,485 times before you finally admit that the hole is stripped? Procrastinate fixing that stripped hole no more!
Grab some wood glue and tooth picks and we’ll fix that hole in a jiffy.
Day 3. Fixing a Stripped Screw Hole
Remove the screw. Squeeze some wood glue into the hole. Add a little more on the end of a toothpick.
Shove as many toothpicks as you can into the stripped hole.
After the wood glue has dried, snap or cut the toothpicks off with a hand saw.
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Thank you – thank you! I don’t have a handyman, so it’s all on me to fix things. Your tips have been beneficial beyond measure.
Instead of toothpicks I use golf tees. They cost about 2 bucks for abig bag of them and you usually only have to use one and then you can just snap off the end.
Sydney, that’s a good tip. Thanks for sharing.
Love these tips and trick…especially this one! Thanks much.
Great tip! These are all so valuable! Thank you Brittany!
I do most of the “fixing” around the house! I can sure use some tips! I’ll keep checking!