As some viewers have pointed out, running a much longer screw (3" screw, for example) will often remedy this. It drives deeper into the actual framing rather than just the door casing.

Can’t tell you how many times this has saved me from having to buy a new house.

We bought my daughter a little princess table it’s wooden. One of the chairs the back got loose, my husband said the screw was stripped and he would fix it “later”. The chair has been out of commission for a couple months now until I found your channel!!! Thank you!!! Now my daughter can resume using her table and chairs 👏🏼 It was easy I didn’t have toothpicks but I had skewer sticks and they worked just fine!

Nice video. My uncle showed me this 50 years ago when I was a teenager. We used it on furniture, doors, anything with wood screws. I often used wooden match sticks- especially on larger voids. If no glue is available, it will work anyhow. Glue just makes it a more permanent event.

I hate having to wait on someone one else to help me out. I did exactly what you said. I was so happy that it worked. Thanks so much for your help.

Worked like an absolute charm! I'm useless at DIY but even I could manage this, thanks for the tip!

Great video! I’ve been using tiny wood dowels in the same manner since I inherited my grandmother’s house 15 years ago. Extremely difficult to find boards to make a whole new frame in this type wood and not everyone has tiny dowels laying around. Most have toothpicks and maybe even some Elmer’s school glue (which works also, if given time to dry). I’ve also found that one shouldn’t use a drill on hinge holes, as it will strip them faster. Also, I have found that opening the wood glue container makes a world of difference! 😂

I never would have thought of a solution like this. I am extremely appreciative for your Innovative and creative solutions!

I have tried other ways longer screws, thicker screws etc they are only temporary fixes. This method is amazing and it would have helped me so many times over over the years. Thanks for a brilliant brilliant fix - simplest ones are always the best :)

Didn’t have matches, chopsticks, toothpicks and didn’t want to drive into town. Cut 2 inch long by 1/4 inch pieces off the end of the longer style paint stirrers. Sharpened the end, put some glue on it and drove one in each drilled out hole. Worked great.

Had this exact problem with the hinges and this worked great. Thanks!

I've been doing this for 50 years without the glue...works just fine.

This worked for me. I needed to reattach my dishwasher to the underside of the countertop, but it's a cheap countertop made from flake board and the screw holes were stripped out. I used a hot glue gun to glue four toothpicks up into the holes, then cut them off flush with a steak knife. The screws went in beautifully. Next up, loading the dishwasher.

I been doing this for decades. Great to show everyone in a vid. I also use longer screws that will bite into some new wood inside the holes. Between that and the toothpicks, it's every bit as solid and strong as when the original screws were first installed.

Thank you as I moved into a rental property and when I took the door off to gloss only to screws where tight all the rest where spining. Worked a treat :)

Watched your video, because grandson put a car through hole between casing and door then tried to forcibly close door. He stripped all three screws holding hinge. I didn’t have wood glue, but I did have floor adhesive and toothpicks. I’m a 66 year old grandma and totally impressed my husband, lol. (He was talking about replacing the whole door) Thank you!

Thank so you so much for this video. It's saved my life in this lock down. Thought my door was broken 😢 not anymore though, thanks to you. It's totally fixed now 👍😊

HUGE HELP! Thank you for taking the time to share this with me. Just tried it out and worked perfectly 👍

Thank you for this excellent advice. My wooden cocktail sticks (!) worked brilliantly (without glue).

Excellent Tip! Worked flawlessly. Thanks a lot.

Great tip. I drilled a hole too large for an outlet faceplate - this was a quick easy fix!

Worked like a charm. The screws started stripping on the door and not frame. Was worried it wouldn’t work but it worked perfectly.

So funny I found this by accident but I also have this exact same thing going on and with our pantry door...couldn't be more perfect. Subscribed.

Thanks much for this great solution, it works very well to my stripped holes and now the door is good again.

Just exactly what I needed! the door going into my garage from the kitchen the latch screws are stripped and I could remember my late husband using toothpicks to fix this problem but I couldn't remember the process and there you were!! I am a new subscriber and I'm glad to have found you.

Best video for this on KZfaq I’ve come across. I’m so not handy around the house, so ty for this tip.

Genius! It worked like a charm. I didnt need to buy new, longer screws, I had the wood glue and tooth picks in the house. My door not fits and closes perfectly. Great video!

You are helping me solve a problem with two 10.6 lb. cupboard doors (ridiculously heavy)! Thank you so much for the easy fix! I hate it when I have to fix a problem before I can fix a problem, so thank you for my secondary problem fix! 😄

This is so brilliant..crazy this has been driving me nuts for the pass 3 years and so simple to solve. 👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏼👍🏼thank u for ur video

Thanks for this video!!! It saved me from going mad!! I couldn’t close the bathroom door for months until now I copied the instructions and it worked like a champ!!!!!

I doubt you still read these comments, but i wanted to say thank you because this is how ill fix my glider chair and my closet door hinge.

Great fix!!!! This works- fixes frustrating striped holes!! Thanks, saved me from replacing the whole door!!!

Dowels, toothpicks, golf trees will all fail. The problem is 1" hinge screws. Throw those away and get some 2-1/2" or 3" screws and get the screw back into the framing.

Thankyou so much for this advice, I've just fixed a door handle on both sides as the screws were stripped, this hack has saved me time and money such a good idea thankyou again!

This worked great. Thank your for this video. I even had really long screws that I had tried before to fix the problem but the toothpicks did the trick. I found really long tooth picks so I decided to give those a shot since I knew I had previously drilled deeper holes.

Thank you for sharing this cheap, easy trick. It’s just what I needed to finally fix my doors.

This was very helpful! Simple and to the point!

I used the thicker 12 inch BBQ matchsticks. I had them laying around. Just cut them a bit longer than the hole, broke off the excess with a hammer and screwed the screw back in. Had my heavy door fixed in less than 5 minutes ! Thanks to this video.

This is a great trick. I've seen similar with using a wood dowel or sharpened pencil tips, but is a lot more "things around the house" friendly. Another great alternative if you have some handy is canned foam insulation. it dries really hard and holds a strong bond and it is drillable. it's also really great for filling in large drywall holes like behind where a towel rack support hangs. just be sure to have a putty knife handy to level off and remove the excess defore it sets. if you wait to long and it cures, it'll take a hacksaw or dremel cutting tool to remove the excess.

This was very helpful....just used it for door hinges and it worked!.....thanks

An old man showed me that trick years ago and it really works great! Great video!

yay...I can't wait to try this! It is pouring rain and I don't want to go to hardware store, but I don't have to because I have both of those things!

Brilliant, just the tip I was looking for. Many thanks.

This video saved my desk from taking a dirt nap. Thank you! Worked like a charm!

Thank you! Worked great for a dresser that had stripped holes for the knobs!

so I didnt bother buying a dowel and used some toothpicks and it worked great...thanks

Great fix! Growing up I spent a ton of time on my uncle’s ranch, and still do, and fixing things with what you have on hand was very common. My wife says I have a degree in cowboy engineering. Of course not all my fixes using cowboy engineering meet the home inspector’s approval. 🤠

very good tutorial! really helps! my nail hole is a little big, I inserted 3 toothpicks in each whole, the problem is solved! thank you very much!

Brilliant!!! I was feeling so frustrated with not being able to get the hinge back on. Thank you!!!

a short, on point video with a quick fix 10/10

I’ve been doing the toothpick method but never thought about holding them in place with wood glue. Thanks for that!

I am pretty sure you just saved me a ton of money and time! Thank you!!!

I never have much luck with hot glue, so I repair stripped holes in antique clock cases as follows: (1) Fill hole with super glue gel. (2) find a round toothpick or two and dip them into the still-liquid glue gel in the hole. (3) Then dip the glue-coated toothpicks in baking soda--bicarbonate of soda---and put them back into the hole you're repairing. The baking soda greatly accelerates the hardening of the glue gel, which generally doesn't like having such a thick cross-section. The toothpicks will be secured in about 30 seconds, at which time you can cut them off with wire cutters or something. Re-drill your hole as best you can.

round hinge in a square cut out !!!! love it Ricky ! bubbles coming by with a new shopping cart ?

Thanks for this video. I’m a single mother and DIYer…I just looked at a couple of your vids and I love your channel. I’m Subbing right NOW! Thanks again!

Commenting in 2020. So glad I found this video. Such a great DIY fix. Thank you.

i recently did this on a cuboard door in my rv. worked like a charm! thanks! i’m just embarrassed i didn’t think of it myself… Cheers

I have similar situation though my door jam is semi cracked my fix will be to take off door with hinges pre drill old holes slightly wider to make holes clean then using proper size diameter of dowell rods & wood glue insert them then let dry for a day then re drill new holes put everthing back be like new.

Genius hack! Matches work well in a pinch too

I have always used matchsticks and never needed to use any glue with them, I think they give a better fit because of being thinner sticks (you can pack in more if needed) and they seem to get into all the nooks & crannies inside the hole ;-)

Wow!! Tried this today and it worked!!! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing

When your apartment maintenance people never show up to do a 2 min job🙄 yup that's why I'm here

I have done this a hundred times, and I have never waited for the glue to dry. If you drive in the screw with fresh glue, it still grabs the wood just fine. It also presses against the glue joints and helps spread the wet glue through the gaps and against the threads.

Excellent thank you! You earned another subscriber. I have three doors that I had to re attach From painting them found out the holes were too big for the screws, thanks to your video I fix them all.😀

Worked like a charm! Thank you!!

I used your same instructions with wooden golf tees instead of toothpicks. Thank you for your video.

I used matchsticks instead, and it worked just as well. Glad I watched your video because you just saved me a few bucks a minute ago.

I've done that before only I used golf tee's

I did this and it worked well. Thanks for sharing on this video. Much appreciated.

golf tees work much better and are thicker.

Hey Nils. A sensational story for you. I have a Kenmore fridge in which the door handle kept coming off because the top two screw holes were stripped. A few years ago, I had a Sears repairman come and try to fix it. He charged $150 to my landlady and all he did was put some epoxy in the holes. A couple of months later, the screws came loose and the handle came off again. So, I left the door alone with no handle for years. Then, I saw this video and decided to give it a shot. I just finished the job. IT WORKS! Many thanks.

Thank you so much! Definitely did the job! I thought I was go have to tear down the whole frame 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

I know this video is old but I just fixed a sewing table and I am so relieved! Thank you :) :) :)

Used this to fix a spinning chair. Thanks for the help!

Hmm, I've been using toothpick, golf tees wood dowels and longer screws for a long time. I don't think you really need the glue(doesn't hurt). If you use a a couple more toothpicks you can plug the hole soildly(with out glue). I like the ones that are pointy on both sides. It's really easy to stock toothpicks. Thanks for sharing your version.

Also possible: I have filled hole with epoxy (favor JB Weld appropriate to the substance the hole is drilled in) then, before it sets, insert a well oiled screw into the hole. Wipe away the epoxy that is forced out and work the screw around to get full coverage; let it dry. The screw should come out easily. I sometimes let the screw protrude slightly so the last turns really do 'bite'. In other cases I have enlarged the bottom of the hole (angle drilling) before applying the epoxy - the wider 'bottom' makes it more resistant to pulling out.) You can still add the toothpick if you want, but you'll have to redrill and add the screw later.

Thanks for the video, my kids were pushing on both side of the door and they eventually the door came off the hinge and when I tried to screw the screws back in, the holes were too big. I couldn’t figure out how to fill the holes, until now. Thanks

This was a great tip!!!! Had none of the item on had but used chop stick and super glue.. a little ghetto but it worked for me

Worked perfect for my Wash room door. Side note: couldn’t find my wood glue so I sub with Money glue. Thank you so much for sharing this.

i just shove bunch of tooth pick and wedge it in there and shove the screw it works. also ive used pop cicle stick just cut them to the proper length and width and it works

You are genius! It works greatly!

This was so helpful! Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this video, worked for me exactly as showed in the video. 👏

Neat trick. I had the same problem and you helped fix it. cheers!

Match sticks if you cut the ends off work very well also. Thank you! For this video.

Thanks for video I thought bigger screws would work I’m definitely going to do this!!

I ended up using a left over wooden dowl from putting together furniture to fill the screw hole. It fit tight so hammered it in with no glue and drove in the screw. Worked well

Definitely a good fix. I use wooden golf tees as well. And then drill a new pilot hole.

Thanks! This technique was useful in fixing the swivel base on a recliner.😃

Well I did this last night, as I received the wood glue from amazon yesterday. I let the tooth picks set all night and chipped the ends of with a hammer like in your video,?was well shocked when screw tighten, so chuffed that I fixed the tv draw as I was going to chuck it 😁

I never thought of that. I'll have to give it a try

Thank you! Quick and exact. Well done.

I made the mistake of overfilling the hole for the hinge on my cabinet door and it was extremely difficult getting the screws back in. I got em in though!

Fix like 2 doors right now. Thank you so much

I used a kabob skewer with no glue and it worked great. Thanks!

Thank you your video helped me!!! 🙌🏽 sidebar: I will use this technique for whenever I need too! 👍🏽

Handy tip mate. I used wall plugs before this, Still going strong.

Thank you....after some tears I found the answer!

Thanks!! Just tried this today and it's fixed.

Drill out the Hole(s) to make them larger and use Wooden Dowels and Glue.