Household Repairs Screw loose in screw hole. Remove from hole and cram hole with steel wool, solid wire solder, plastic wood, or a glued wood plug. Then reset screw.

Screw "frozen" in place. Heat screw head with a soldering iron. Then unscrew it.

Head damaged so that screwdriver wont hold. If necessary to salvage screw, reslot head with a hacksaw.

Shank broken off in wood. If wood is thick enough and new screw must be reset in same place, drive screw deep into wood with a nail set. If this is impossible, punch a small hole in the top of the screw with a steel punch. Then drill out screw with an electric drill.

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December 3, 2008