Are you having some trouble with your fasteners and fixings popping up at the most unexpected times? Do you walk down your hall and get snagged by protruding screws or stub your toe on a screw poking out of your deck? It may be time for you to fix those annoying popped screws.
Doing so correctly can ensure you don't have to worry about them ever again.
Fasteners and Fixings: Popped Drywall Screws If your walls have so many screws popping out you are seriously considering turning them into makeshift coat hooks, it may be past time to fix your screws.
First though, you may want understand why the screws are that way in the first place.
A few years ago, there was what is known as a "building boom.
" Many individuals were building homes for themselves.
During this time, the cost of lumber skyrocketed and many types of lumber were unavailable to contractors.
As a result, much of the lumber used for homes was green and uncured.
Drywall was attached to this green wood and as the wood dried, it contracted.
This caused drywall to become separated from the wood, and the screws used began to pop out.
Sometimes, the screws used by contractors for the drywall can make this process easier.
Shorter screws will generally have easier time popping through the joint compound and popping away from the drywall.
Fixing this problem is not difficult, as long as the wood is dry.
You must be careful though so you don't cause more problems.

• Remove the old joint compound.
  
• Use a screwdriver or a drill to tighten the screw so it is firmly attached to the stud on the other side of the drywall.
  Be sure your screw doesn't puncture the drywall completely though, because it still needs to be attached to the drywall to keep in place.
  
• If needed, you may use longer screws than the contractor originally used.
  
• Fill up the hole created by the screw with a non-contracting filler and sand down the wall.
  
• Paint will most likely be needed to touch up the wall when this is complete.
  

Fasteners and Fixings: Popped Deck Screws There is nothing better than walking out on your deck in bare feet with a plate full of hamburger and hot dogs on a hot summer day.
If you have popped screws though, you may be in for a bit of a shock.
You may stub your toe or even cut your foot as you walk across your deck.
This problem usually occurs because of the way deck wood contracts and expands.
Being out in the elements makes this problem a frequent occurrence.
For this reason, it is important that you check your deck a few times a year to see if any screws are coming loose.
To fix popped screws on decks, simply:

• Tighten the screw down further into the wood.
  
• Sand down the problem area to get rid of any materials protruding out of the wood.
  
• Place a wood plug over the screw
• Cover the wood plug and screw with any type of wood glue made for outdoor use.
  

If you are having fasteners and fixings problems, like popped screws, you can easily fix them with just a little bit of time and effort.