Loose Screws

Loose Screws?

Screws are a lot harder than wood and it doesn't take much vibration or stress for them to begin to work their way out of the wood.

Rather than replacing the screw with a larger one, try this.

Insert a few tooth picks and a little glue into the hole. The tooth picks should help tighten up the hole and re-secure the screw. Cut the toothpicks off flush with the surface.


When the glue dried the lag screw was a tight as when it was new.

Note:

In more severe cases you might need to re-drill the hole, tap in a glue-covered dowel, and then drill a new pilot hole in the dowel for the screw.