5 Top Ways to Secure a Loose Wall Plug (11 Methods Tested) 🧰

In this video I'm showing 11 methods for securing a loose wall plug and then explaining my 5 preferred techniques. If you have any additional tricks please leave them below in the comments section.

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0:00 Introduction
0:22 Cocktail Sticks
0:42 Split Wall Plug Pieces
1:01 Electrical Insulation Tape
1:20 Flexible Copper Cable Multi Strand
1:40 Cotton Wool
1:57 Wooden Splinters
2:22 Jeans Patch
2:33 Thread Seal Tape - PFTE.
2:51 Wooden Matches
3:13 Bubble or Chewing Gum
3:27 Hot Glue

[Dr_JK]

How this doesn't have more views is beyond me. Extremely helpful and great commentary with clear opinions and advice.

[markchapple]

Electrical wires worked well for a smaller hole that needed repair - worked really well. Thanks.

[nkgabisengmafatshe]

Your video was very helpful, I randomly searched for help and your video was first one I viewed for help. Thank you, my TV mount is stable now.

[nicolasmossi]

Electric wire one saved my behind, much appreciated. keep it going.

[GrahamScarr]

A great video for ideas. The ends of kebab sticks are easy to hammer in around a loose plug because they are sharpened to a point.

[layersoftheonion]

Thank you! Just fixed 2 blown rawl plugs I used to secure a double bike holder in the garage with toothpicks and it has worked a treat! Who knew!

[SimLauren]

This video saved my day!!
I’ve always used matches or wood splinters in the past, but tried the split wall plug option and it worked first time!

[HM-gtpd]

I actually filled my holes with steel wool... Completely packed it in there and then just screwed onto the steel wool itself... Very very very sturdy

[lauram]

Thank you so much for this! I was putting up some shelves and was having a lot of trouble with the plugs. Was tempted to half ass it, but I didn't want anyone getting hurt if they fell. I had some toothpicks on hand -- and they were exactly what did the trick! Thanks so much!

[alexstewart]

Excellent video. Used the electrical cable to fix a spinning wall plug due to manufacturer giving the wrong drill bit size. Got me out of a hole. Thanks.

[mriverlands]

I used the split plug method to resecure a screen door closure to a wood doorframe. I just used a half plug alone in each of the two stripped wood holes to tighten up the woodscrews. Cheers.

[hkoranteng]

i have multiple curtain rails that need sorting. very helpful indeed.

[carlduffin]

My back gate post came away from its drill mounts today so this gave me a few options to consider when re-fixing the new rawplugs and longer screws. Thank you.

[SonicSurfr]

Excellent, thank you - my regular use of split matches over the years is vindicated!

[johnm]

Matchstick trick worked a treat, much frustration avoided... Thank u so much

[alexthomson]

That's a really nice little hammer!

[anshulmodi]

Thank you! Literally the most precise and effective out there.

[peterdo]

Absolutely amazing thanks. Fixed my girlfriends curtain rods with the toothpick method.
Jolly good.

[juliemcintyre]

Thank you fir this video. I’ve had a poorly fitted raw plug in a hard wall since moving into my rental property many years ago. There have been a couple of attempts to fix the problem but neither lasted permanently. As I’m disabled I’ve counted on family & friends but with the curtain rail dangling off the wall, useless curtains since the last lockdown & a properly inspection on Tuesday I hope to use either your 5th or 1st place techniques fir a permanent solution before Tuesday. I have those items in the house so those are the ones available. Although neither an expert or DIY enthusiast my logic agrees with your own preferences. I’ll update with the result. 👍

[imb]

The copper wire hack worked PERFECTLY!!! Huge thanks 👍