How To Fix Damaged IKEA Furniture

If you have ever put together furniture from IKEA, Wayfair, or Amazon you know the project can be frustrating especially if you strip out a screw hole. Have no fear if you are in this situation I am here to help. In this video, I will provide 3 easy fixes that will make sure you have a solid piece of furniture without much time or hassle.

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0:00 Intro
1:20 Fix #1
4:20 Fix #2
9:20 Fix #3
16:50 My Advice and Best Option

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[Memento-_-Mori-_-]

As someone who used to install ikea kitchens for a living, I'm impressed by the little tricks that you demonstrated here.

[myswagobsession]

I was putting a cabinet together from Wayfair and the holes just crumbled!! I needed a solution and quick because I was hosting a holiday that weekend and I have all of these cabinet pieces laying around and there was no way I was packing all that up and shipping it back, just NO! 😂 THIS was helpful!! I ordered tge kwikwood and filled the holes and set the cam screws. Crossing my fingers for great results!!

[jeanisecrets]

👍 Yours is the only video I could find to give me some guidance as to how to repair a cam screw hole that was too close to the edge and the particle board broke off - making it impossible to screw in the cam screw! Thank you !

[FknNefFy]

If you want an instantaneous cement like way to full tree hole just fill with baking soda….. and then Either stick your screw in now or after but if you drip super glue on top of the baking soda it turns into cement basically. You can definitely drill through it but it gets really hard instantaneously

[corydalus]

I've had to assemble MANY of these particle-board wonders in an educational setting; students are hard on even the best furniture, and most of what I worked with was much cheaper than IKEA. I'd assemble with a power driver (hundreds of screws in a day destroys your wrist!) but always did the last half turn or so by hand.

Some other things I did (since I was not interested in ever dis-assembling the units):
1- Put wood glue in all the holes before screwing into them. The pressure of the screw going in forces the glue into the fibers, reinforcing the hole.
2- Lightly sand and glue all the mating surfaces.
3- Squirt glue into the cam mechanism to keep it in the locked position.

[davidkenagy]

Instead of the JB Weld product, I prefer Minwax brand wood filler. Like the JB, it’s a two-part mix that hardens within 1/2 hour. But it’s easier to flow into tight spaces, and flattens easily with a putty knife. Once dry, it sands and drills just like wood. So in your situation, I’d restore a solid surface with the wood filler, then drill a new hole for the fastener.
Be careful NOT to get the kind of wood filler that simply fills surface scratches (like Borden or DAP). What you want is by Minwax, and it needs the separate hardener (comes in the package) to activate it. You’ll have a LOT left for future projects, and it stores indefinitely.

[BioshockChicken]

My girlfriend had this exact problem on her Wayfair dresser. You made me look like an absolute hero.

[Mo-P]

This is one of those videos that people are going to visit for years! Great job!

[danielharder]

When assembling ikea type furniture I always glue it as I go because it reduces the strain on those fasteners and I never take it back apart anyway

[Xmarcoliz]

Thank you very much, I was about to buy a new desk becauseI ruined the screw holes

[jamessotherden]

I've used the toothpick trick but I have never seen the dowel or quick wood hack. Could be real useful someday. Thanks.

[BitSmythe]

2:45. Dip the slivers in glue before inserting into the hole. Much stronger!

[enehfrank]

Thanks alot bro.
Some customers attitude shows they are angels not humans

[superman]

good diy fyi video ! ... back in the day and starting out, i had a lot of experience with boxed furniture and always wondered why they don't reinforce the joints on it.... then i realized that people would buy less of it if they did reinforce the joints...

[engineerncook]

Perfect timing! I've been procrastinating fixing a blown out connector in Scandinavian teak veneer over particle board bed frame for years. Just about to start and the algorithm feeds me your video.

[Laughing_Crow]

You need to use those specific dowel types - with grooves. Or if using solid dowels, slice off some wood along the side to allow air/glue to escape.

[thebiggw]

On repair #2 a coping saw would cut the dowel and I bought mine for under $6, and using a small piece of sand paper without a power tool would be more cost effective. For those looking for a way that is even cheaper.

[bunkerp]

As stated in other comments I can't stress enough the importance of using hand tools for these types od assembly. Also I wouod recommend using a quick setting epoxy. I do furniture repair professionally and waiting 24 hours for glue to set sucks even if you have time to wait. Both have equivalent hold and sheer strength so why wait?

[UFDionysus]

I have a much better way to deal with blowouts. I mix regular sticky epoxy with sawdust and put that in the blowout. It fills the crevices and sticks to the sides much better because of the more liquidy epoxy material. Then I put saran wrap over it and clamp a piece of wood to the piece to make it flat and even with the rest of the piece. No need to sand because it's already shaped right. You can drill a pilot hole and screw screws into it like wood.

[kathyglass]

Thank you for keeping up the diverse comments. I enjoy reading about multiple ways to approach a project