How to fix a stripped screw hole that won't hold
Stripped screw holes lose their grip when the surrounding material wears out, leaving hinges and faceplates loose or completely detached. Without a reliable fix, people are forced to choose between makeshift patches or tearing out entire walls and doors to replace the damaged mountings.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Tap the screw hole to the next size up and use appropriately sized screws
- 2Install an extension box
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Screws don’t hold anymore.”source ↗
“Any way to jimmy-rig this?”source ↗
“Or do I need to chip out the stucco, replace the junction box, and re-stucco?”source ↗
“Property I’m renting has this stupid hinge/sprijg that was screwed into the door. Its always been a bit loose but it popped off and i know their going to try to charge me for this stupid installation. Looks like it was screwed into particle board door with white plastic veneer”source ↗
Where this came up
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