Posted: 8/14/2004 6:36:12 AM EDT
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I'm in the process of putting up new cabinents in my kitchen. I thought that this would be a fairly easy task as the old cabinents looked to be fastened to the studs via four screws per cabinent. However, after I checked it out a bit more, I noticed that there is a line of screws through a flange of MDF at the top of the cabinents. Problem: These 20+ year old screws are not budging...I've tried the largest headed phillips I have and the only thing that I seem to be doing is buggering up the heads. I'm at my wits end and seriously considering taking a sawsall to the mess and just prying the damned flange right off the wall. Anyone have any tips on loosening/ removing old screws?  |
| Only thing I know to tell you to cut around the screw heads just deep enough you can pull the cabinets off. Then remove the excess wood around the heads of the screws and use some vice grips. Either that or cut the heads of the screws off and just leave the rest in the wall. |
Thanks for the help everyone. I think that this is the one that I'll try instead of trying to mess with the screws themselves. I'll try dremelling through the MDF - if that doesn't work, I'll just see if a sharp chisel will do. The screw heads are almost right up against the top of the cabinent so it is tight work to take them out traditionally. Plus, this method involves destruction, so I like it!  Thanks again, guys. You rock! |
That did the trick. Removed the material on top the screw with a chisel, wiggled the box a couple of times and -snap- off the wall it came. Thanks again. |
 
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