tips to refill a screw hole that's too big (for re-screwing)

TigerUK · Post by **TigerUK** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:19 pm

Hi

The draw fronts on my kitchen draws have fallen off, I already fixed it by using longer screws to get in deeper, nowit's broken again, they're cheap wickes units that they dont sell any more.

Is there any trade secrets out there that will allow me to use that area to screw in again? Was about to just gripfill the wholle front to the draw, but thought I'd ask here first.

kellys_eye · Post by **kellys_eye** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:41 pm

Self assembly furniture really should be put together with glue on any mating surfaces - there are some really good glues out there.

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:07 pm

Fill the holes with dowels and then refit the screws, glue will help too.

Scotty001 · Post by **Scotty001** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:20 pm

+1 for rorsh, you can pick dowles up from screwfix, if you want to fully bodge job it then crming a few matchstick heads in there for the time being till you get dowles should do the trick (for a short time)

ayjay · Post by **ayjay** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:52 pm

What are the drawer sides made of?

Could you reverse the sides and screw the drawer fronts to what was the back of the drawer?

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:42 am

I would fix with a couple of brackets on the inside https://www.screwfix.com/p/stretcher-pl ... pack/12920 depending on wether the drawer sides are wood or plastic.

Mike