Door surround draught excluder

doh777

Hello

I put up a door surround draught excluder.

On the first side I did I drilled the pilot holes too small. A few of the screws then not tighten fully and now do not sit flush. I stripped a few of the heads trying to tighten them.

The actual rubber seal on the door is ok, only some of the screws and parts of the gold metal surround are not flush.

Any remedy for this? I was thinking a few taps with a hammer but I'm concerned about damaging the door frame.

The screws pictured are those with stripped heads which won't tighten further. And the gold metal not flush to the wood.

Much obliged for any and all replies.

mountain

Use a hammer on the screw driver?

that should drive the screws home

Daniel son

Try get a Good flat head screwdriver on whats left of the screw or better screws.

listermint

Remove them and replace.

If you have difficulty getting them out grab a rubber band that's wide enough for most of the screw head and put it between the screwdriver head and the screw. It will act as a grab and provide grip to wind the screw out.

doh777

Thanks. That might work yes. The heads are pretty stripped though so I'm not sure how much purchase I would get even with the rubber band.

Or alternatively wrap the circumference of the screw head in the rubber band for grip and use a pliers to rotate them out?

mulbot

Take them out. If you can't remove them, use a slim Jim disc in a small angle grinder, if you have one, and deepen the groove to accommodate a flat head screwdriver.

geographica

A pliers would work too, laborious but it will get them out