Jodell S.
Yelp
My door hinge was coming off due to four stripped wood holes. This was way too small of a job to get professional help with, so I knew it would be up to me to figure it out. Off I went to Home Depot Daly City with a sample screw and high hopes.
Home Depot has one heck of a lot of screws, a whole wall full- well organized and a wide array, but I was definitely overwhelmed. I was lucky enough to get help from Dennis -a fantastic salesperson in the tool section.
I described the problem to him, and he assisted me in finding the right screw, a little bit longer, but identical in other ways. Then he gave me the most amazing tip! (He is a retired carpenter). Put about four wooden toothpicks together, cover them in wood glue, put them in the stripped hole, bang them in with a hammer, let it dry and trim off the edges, making a new wood surface to screw your longer screws in. It worked brilliantly! For a few dollars and help from a pro (thanks Dennis!) my problem was solved.
This interaction compelled me to write this review, but I am a decades long customer of this Home Depot. Clean, organized, well laid out, and the best most well priced garden center anywhere!