what do you do when THE ENTIRE DECKS WORTH OF SCREWS HAS BEEN STRIPPED???? some genius decades ago moved the deck and reused the screws and has stripped them in the process among all other screws in the house while they were at it (what was their problem?) Edit: we do want to keep the deck and replace it back where it was made for by the door. weirdos put it smack dab in the middle of the yard and it obviously wasn't designed for it and it shows with the window well cutouts and angles.
Wow, using the drill chuck seems so obvious now, but never occurred to me until seeing your video. Very cool, thanks! 🤙 Should have demonstrated a screw that's all the way down/flush into the deck board. I had 2 out of 5 like that last week. Tried the rubber band in the stripped screw head trick I saw in another video, no dice. Ended up drilling down with a slightly larger bit to destroy the screw head, then pry the deck board up, sliding over the vertical length of the now headless screw(s). It worked, but ain't pretty. 10 minute job turned into 45 minutes of "screwing" around. The simplest frickin' things wind up being a PITA.....🤬
My stripped screw was sticking out of a concrete floor. Nothing worked until I tried locking the chuck from a cordless drill on top of it as illustrated here at 2:01. Brilliant solution! Thank you! Now I can get on with my life.
Thank you so much!! I've been trying to remove a stuck screw for an embarrassingly long time and your second method worked in seconds! Your method is genius!
IT TOOK ME A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET TO GURU DR DECKS AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED YOU'VE GOT ME HOOK LINE & SINKER TO INFINITY. YOUR GIRTH AS WELL AS DIRECT APPROACH IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALL DO WITH AND I HOLD YOU IN HIGH ESTEEM.I LOOK FORWARD TO PICKING UP SOME FURTHER POINTS ALONG THE WAY, BLESS!
Awesome trick with the drill chuck, never thought of that one. I have the same speed-outs and they work about half the time. Better than not at all I guess. Now do a vid on removing super-corroded screws where the head breaks off and you have to pry the board off and knock the leftover piece out with a hammer and pin punch! Fun!
Yes! I have many super-corroded screws to remove. And many times I'm working on a bad board with good boards on both sides so that I can't get a pry bar under the bad board.I
@@mike_98058 Yeah I've learned one trick since that may help you. All of the big box stores sell what are called plug cutter bits, you can actually cut a hole around the messed up screw and pull the board off, then you have room to use vise grips or the drill chuck trick...or, as I ended up doing to some of them, just cutting them flush with a multitool so I could lay the new board on flat. If you plan on saving the board though, this trick will not work as it will totally destroy the board you are taking off.
Thank you for paying it forward. My issue is with very old rotted deck boards. Most of the screw head broke off. Would speedout work? They are tiny in the joists. Any recommendations would be appreciated
The biggest problem I find with older decks are the screw themselves are no longer straight. Over time they become bent and there is no twisting them out. Also, corrosion has weakened the screw so that it snaps with low torque. If you want to preserve the joists, cut the deck board around screw and then try to twist it out with vise grips. It's very time consuming.
Small tip to anyone with a very stubborn screw: Use pliers to turn the reverse bits if your power drill isn't able to extract it. I tried hand screwing it out with the reverse bit, no dice. The pliers firmly grabbing on the reverse bit, the screw came out instantly. (I was swapping the door direction on my drier, was starting to think the manufacturer soldered the screws in or something.)
Anyone know a method to remove Timbertech Toploc screws that just keep spinning? The screw isn't stripped, you can still spin it clockwise and counter-clockwise with the drill, but it isn't catching on anything, and it won't screw any further into the deck board, nor can you unscrew it. Either the bottom of the screw is broke off, or the bottom has hit an empty space.
Stripped screw remover failed 10 out of 10. Ended up boring out the wood, then prying up the board, then cutting off the screw with a metal chisel. Too 1 hr for a 12 ft board.
I have a 15 foot section from previous owners. Branch broke off a tree and put a hole in one board thankfully. Unfortunately, half of the sets of screws are buried and stripped. So, I'm thinking pry bar.
Could use your help. It's my first time installing composite decking. Using the face screw and plug for the picture frame. While driving the screws a few spun in the hole before reaching the proper depth. Didn't strip the head so the screw still spins. Unfortunately it doesn't back out it just spins. For the couple that's not deep enough I suppose I can just trim the plug? Don't know what to do with the ones that are just at the surface. Was thinking about using a punch and try to drive them deeper but looking for options before I do more damage. Thanks!
Quick question, do you think these will work to remove deck screws that have been painted and buried in the wood and possibly rusted? My problem is I can't get the bit in the screw head without chiseling away paint and wood on the buried screws.
When you move on to a new method, it is NOT necessary to re-hash the methods you just tried. Most of us can remember the past two minutes. Lots of wasted time and effort. Re-edit, so that it is ... pithy. [Look it up, if necessary.]
That screw out is great but it does not help me right now to take out the crew I’m working on right now. I subscribed Ty but it did not help me. The two techniques didn’t work either. Thx.
Yo man......your trick to get a stripped screw out with the chuck of the drill was f'n awesome....I had a stripped screw I couldnt get out even with the speed out....but your chuck idea worked perfect....you got a new sub here! thanks a ton!
I cannot believe the trick with the drill worked. I had a flathead screw stripped at opposite angles but it was out far enough for me to grip with the drill. YOU HAVE A FAN IN ME SIR!!!!!!
Thank you! I see by your demonstration that I was a bit aggressive recently with the Speedout. I actually destroyed the digout(?) bit and was not successful in the least. As opposed to saving you $100, my inability to successfully use the extractor (screw was metal to metal, and was likely rusted) cost me $80. I still have the mailbox I couldn't remove the screw from, so I think I'll practice. :)
How about a deck screw when the head snaps off or the deck screw is below the wood. How do you remove the screw and board without just turning green and taking a hammer to the board and throwing it across the yard?
Spent weeks trying to remove screws attached to stainless steel. I tried EZ Outs, screw extractors, rubber bands, super glue, drill bits, gloves, and the only thing that worked was using a rotary tool with cutter (Harbor Freight $10) to cut a line/slit(Phillips flathead) in the center of the screw so an Impact Driver can hold onto the screw. My screw was too short and the material was very soft. Put painters tape on the screw before using an Impact Driver(Amazon $12). This was the only thing that worked for me. Hope this helps someone out there.
serendipidus1 if the screw is so soft try a left handed screw or super glue a screwdriver to the screw. Try the other methods. Impact driver- you hold it firmly and use a hammer. If the screw is soft tap lightly.
serendipidus1 impact drivers uses the force of the hammer to help turn a screw. Just hold the impact driver firmly and see what direction it is turning before hitting the impact driver with a hammer.
Awesome! I just found out I can try to remove the stripped screw with my vice grips. Hopefully that will work. Then I just need to figure out how to avoid stripping screws in the future. Maybe you've got a video about that as well....
Hi, I have similar problem, the head of the screw is gone and spiral body of the screw is placed in the wood, ending on the surface. Unfortunately, non of the proposed ways in your video is possible to use. Do you have idea how to get it out? It is really nice piece of oak and surface need to be planed. All the nails/screws are out except of this one. thx
If you were candy you'd be a lifesaver. Fooled with those daggum screws for an hr last night before giving up. Using the chuck method, both out in 2 mins. Thanks !
Oh my goodness! I have never been able to get a stripped screw out of a board until today after watching your video! Thank you so much for sharing!!
How about when the head is broke off and the shaft is buried in the wood?
2 years old but I just screw through it
Thank you.... I did it 😊
what do you do when THE ENTIRE DECKS WORTH OF SCREWS HAS BEEN STRIPPED???? some genius decades ago moved the deck and reused the screws and has stripped them in the process among all other screws in the house while they were at it (what was their problem?)
Edit: we do want to keep the deck and replace it back where it was made for by the door. weirdos put it smack dab in the middle of the yard and it obviously wasn't designed for it and it shows with the window well cutouts and angles.
How about when the screw head is broken off and the screw is flat with the surface , how do remove it?
Wow, using the drill chuck seems so obvious now, but never occurred to me until seeing your video. Very cool, thanks! 🤙 Should have demonstrated a screw that's all the way down/flush into the deck board. I had 2 out of 5 like that last week. Tried the rubber band in the stripped screw head trick I saw in another video, no dice. Ended up drilling down with a slightly larger bit to destroy the screw head, then pry the deck board up, sliding over the vertical length of the now headless screw(s). It worked, but ain't pretty. 10 minute job turned into 45 minutes of "screwing" around. The simplest frickin' things wind up being a PITA.....🤬
My stripped screw was sticking out of a concrete floor. Nothing worked until I tried locking the chuck from a cordless drill on top of it as illustrated here at 2:01. Brilliant solution! Thank you! Now I can get on with my life.
Love this guy! "Screw-taker-outers" - speaking my language, Thank you!
Most stripped screws are already driven into the wood. Why demonstrate with a screw screw that's a half inch out of the wood as shown at 1:14.
I just want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU! The chuck method worked for me when nothing else did!
Thank you so much!! I've been trying to remove a stuck screw for an embarrassingly long time and your second method worked in seconds! Your method is genius!
Drdecks ...... you are the truth! Using the drill was genius!
IT TOOK ME A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET TO GURU DR DECKS AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED YOU'VE GOT ME HOOK LINE & SINKER TO INFINITY. YOUR GIRTH AS WELL AS DIRECT APPROACH IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALL DO WITH AND I HOLD YOU IN HIGH ESTEEM.I LOOK FORWARD TO PICKING UP SOME FURTHER POINTS ALONG THE WAY, BLESS!
How do you remove a stripped screw BELOW THE SURFACE of the deck board?
Amazing! I learnt so much today and really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Stay well and Best wishes from New Zealand.
Fantastic video! Thanks for taking the time to do this! I really appreciate it!
Skip to 6:13 to actually see the strip out method
Awesome trick with the drill chuck, never thought of that one. I have the same speed-outs and they work about half the time. Better than not at all I guess.
Now do a vid on removing super-corroded screws where the head breaks off and you have to pry the board off and knock the leftover piece out with a hammer and pin punch! Fun!
Yes! I have many super-corroded screws to remove. And many times I'm working on a bad board with good boards on both sides so that I can't get a pry bar under the bad board.I
@@mike_98058 Yeah I've learned one trick since that may help you. All of the big box stores sell what are called plug cutter bits, you can actually cut a hole around the messed up screw and pull the board off, then you have room to use vise grips or the drill chuck trick...or, as I ended up doing to some of them, just cutting them flush with a multitool so I could lay the new board on flat. If you plan on saving the board though, this trick will not work as it will totally destroy the board you are taking off.
Thank you for paying it forward. My issue is with very old rotted deck boards. Most of the screw head broke off. Would speedout work? They are tiny in the joists. Any recommendations would be appreciated
The biggest problem I find with older decks are the screw themselves are no longer straight. Over time they become bent and there is no twisting them out. Also, corrosion has weakened the screw so that it snaps with low torque. If you want to preserve the joists, cut the deck board around screw and then try to twist it out with vise grips. It's very time consuming.
I have used a similar product ( looks exactly the same) and it works well... saved me from damaging door hinges over the years.
Small tip to anyone with a very stubborn screw: Use pliers to turn the reverse bits if your power drill isn't able to extract it. I tried hand screwing it out with the reverse bit, no dice. The pliers firmly grabbing on the reverse bit, the screw came out instantly. (I was swapping the door direction on my drier, was starting to think the manufacturer soldered the screws in or something.)
Tried the drill trick and it was the easiest and the most effective, thank you Dr. Decks
The extractors do not work, dont waste your money. They wont work on old deck screws.
Anyone know a method to remove Timbertech Toploc screws that just keep spinning? The screw isn't stripped, you can still spin it clockwise and counter-clockwise with the drill, but it isn't catching on anything, and it won't screw any further into the deck board, nor can you unscrew it. Either the bottom of the screw is broke off, or the bottom has hit an empty space.
What about 4" deck screws - broken or totally stripped head - deep (and really tight) in the 2x wood deck board? The extractor kit doesnt work.
Vise grips on a screw that is sticking out an inch? Really? Anyone who couldn't think of that should just give up right now.
Stripped screw remover failed 10 out of 10. Ended up boring out the wood, then prying up the board, then cutting off the screw with a metal chisel. Too 1 hr for a 12 ft board.
I have a 15 foot section from previous owners. Branch broke off a tree and put a hole in one board thankfully. Unfortunately, half of the sets of screws are buried and stripped. So, I'm thinking pry bar.
Could use your help. It's my first time installing composite decking. Using the face screw and plug for the picture frame. While driving the screws a few spun in the hole before reaching the proper depth. Didn't strip the head so the screw still spins. Unfortunately it doesn't back out it just spins. For the couple that's not deep enough I suppose I can just trim the plug? Don't know what to do with the ones that are just at the surface. Was thinking about using a punch and try to drive them deeper but looking for options before I do more damage. Thanks!
Quick question, do you think these will work to remove deck screws that have been painted and buried in the wood and possibly rusted? My problem is I can't get the bit in the screw head without chiseling away paint and wood on the buried screws.
I've been using the Speed Out for 10 years and never thought to just use the drill chuck. I feel so ignorant now...
When you move on to a new method, it is NOT necessary to re-hash the methods you just tried. Most of us can remember the past two minutes. Lots of wasted time and effort. Re-edit, so that it is ... pithy. [Look it up, if necessary.]
What about screws for composite decking. They strip easily and won't come out with pliers.
That screw out is great but it does not help me right now to take out the crew I’m working on right now. I subscribed Ty but it did not help me. The two techniques didn’t work either. Thx.
Like my table saw blade angle lever adjustment (stripped screw) thanks though
I have a whole deck of bad screws---I feel using this it will take me 3 months---6 hrs a day
you "stripped" the screw in the beginning of the video and @2:51 you can drive the screw down again??
Screw must be in good shape--other wise this does not work--drill turns and turns and screw stays where it is at--do not recommend
What about the most common stripped out screw head, all the way down in an old wood deck board, but the head is stripped?
I bought this and it doesn't work!!! P.O.S...wasted my money.
I tried the chuck method and it worked! So easy, too! Thank you! 🙌🙌🙌😊
How to do Cortex Scripped Screw remove without damaging the decking?
For previous comment I meant deep seated in original deck board but exposed when boards removed
Why remove it , leave it plugged and sink another screw and plug next to it
We need a video showing how to remove a screw that missed the wood joist underneath and now just spins and won't reverse out....
How do you revive the screw if it is below down and just spinning in material?
That locking chuck trick just changed my life!
this was very helpful, I used the chuck method and it worked like a champ!!! THANK YOU!
Sure thing
Recently did a trex deck hate the starbit screws they always strip! out!
Yo man......your trick to get a stripped screw out with the chuck of the drill was f'n awesome....I had a stripped screw I couldnt get out even with the speed out....but your chuck idea worked perfect....you got a new sub here! thanks a ton!
This is not a stripped screw- this is a deformed/ destroyed screw head.
Stodoys plans is a solid company with solid woodworking plans.
2:10 one million iq, thanks sir, ill drop a like, that saved my poor ass. respect and cheers!!!
Finally took off entire deck board with hammer and crow bar
I cannot believe the trick with the drill worked. I had a flathead screw stripped at opposite angles but it was out far enough for me to grip with the drill. YOU HAVE A FAN IN ME SIR!!!!!!
Thank you! I see by your demonstration that I was a bit aggressive recently with the Speedout. I actually destroyed the digout(?) bit and was not successful in the least. As opposed to saving you $100, my inability to successfully use the extractor (screw was metal to metal, and was likely rusted) cost me $80. I still have the mailbox I couldn't remove the screw from, so I think I'll practice. :)
duh, how did i miss the drill chuck option all these years. so simple and easy. Thanks
How do you Remove STRIPPED CORTEX DECK SCREWS
Thanks. What do you do if the screw snaps and not just strips?
“A screw taker-outer” ... that is so my language! I completely understand that! LOL
An Easyout for a difficult problem. I'm out to try two too. Crushingly good ideas.
fist bump.....thanks man!!!! trying with pilers never thought to use vice grips
Good show and good topic but you take too long just to get to the point
How about a deck screw when the head snaps off or the deck screw is below the wood. How do you remove the screw and board without just turning green and taking a hammer to the board and throwing it across the yard?
Screw extractor hole saw
What about a COTREX SCREW THAT IS FLUSH
How about screws with no heads. Stuck in wood.
Your second technique worked like a charm to get some stripped spax out of my newly laid deck. Thanks a bunch!
I'm just impressed you stripped a SPAX
Very good technique on how to remove stripped screws. Thanks.
Thanks. I'm taking down my old deck and the screws are not cooperating. This will help so much.
I bought them but didn’t read the instructions,thanks for that
Spent weeks trying to remove screws attached to stainless steel. I tried EZ Outs, screw extractors, rubber bands, super glue, drill bits, gloves, and the only thing that worked was using a rotary tool with cutter (Harbor Freight $10) to cut a line/slit(Phillips flathead) in the center of the screw so an Impact Driver can hold onto the screw. My screw was too short and the material was very soft. Put painters tape on the screw before using an Impact Driver(Amazon $12). This was the only thing that worked for me. Hope this helps someone out there.
serendipidus1 if the screw is so soft try a left handed screw or super glue a screwdriver to the screw. Try the other methods. Impact driver- you hold it firmly and use a hammer. If the screw is soft tap lightly.
serendipidus1 impact drivers uses the force of the hammer to help turn a screw. Just hold the impact driver firmly and see what direction it is turning before hitting the impact driver with a hammer.
Haha oh nooo my screw is stripped 😕😕
Damn, why didn’t I think of that a long time ago!!! Great info.
Awesome! I just found out I can try to remove the stripped screw with my vice grips. Hopefully that will work. Then I just need to figure out how to avoid stripping screws in the future. Maybe you've got a video about that as well....
Set the clutch on your drill to skip before it can strip.
I'd also add using a multi-tool such as a dremel to cut a slot in the head for a slot screwdriver.
Hi, I have similar problem, the head of the screw is gone and spiral body of the screw is placed in the wood, ending on the surface. Unfortunately, non of the proposed ways in your video is possible to use. Do you have idea how to get it out? It is really nice piece of oak and surface need to be planed. All the nails/screws are out except of this one. thx
Thank you i have just bought fantastic video 👍🏻
How many extractions will the SpeedOut do before wearing out? I want to disassemble an entire deck and none of the t20 heads are good.
thanks love the reverse drill trick i'll let you know if it works for me
what about those times the head of the screw shears clean off
This worked when nothing else did! Thank you.
Sorry that was painful to watch
Worked great first time. Many thanks
Intro music artist /track name?
Speedout tool is pure junk!!!
Awesome videos man
All the way from Australia
What a brilliant useful video 👍
If you were candy you'd be a lifesaver. Fooled with those daggum screws for an hr last night before giving up. Using the chuck method, both out in 2 mins. Thanks !
Very nice video
I did learn something! Now if I could only remember when to use lo/hi and 1-22 on my drill instead of guessing all the time I’d be set.
Used drill without bit it worked thanks
Watch from min 4:40
Thank you, a god sent...
Thanks you Sir!!!! Just ordered a set from Amazon tonight. Building a Trex spiraling stair case. Stay Safe!
Suspicious cut at 6:30 doc!
Thanks Appreciate it
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Thanks I learned a lot
Good Info Bro-----Thanks
Like that trick using the power screwdriver tightening around bolt and reversing! Thanks buddy! Worked for me!
Great video! Thanks
damn, the drill chuck less method worked. may mess up my drill, but it was f***g satisfying!