I am a big fan of Sugru. It's an amazing mouldable glue putty which is a bit like Play Doh but dries like rubber and adheres to anything. I've used it around the house to mend a few bits and bobs like my iPhone cable, hooks that have fallen off and so forth, but until now I've not had a major DIY project to put it to the test. Enter broken IKEA shoe cabinet: This photo doesn't do the problem justice but basically the middle draw of our shoe cupboard developed a problem almost the moment we assembled it. The screws that hold the main bracket (which the whole drawer pivots on) are so short they barely bite into the wood at all meaning it is weak. After a few days of opening and closing the bracket fell off rendering the drawer useless. 
The offending bracket
Husband tried a longer screw but the hole had been substantially widened by the inferior original screw. So a raw plug was inserted and we thought the problem was fixed. Of course not. Within days it came away again and the drawer was busted. Husband declared it beyond repair but I had an idea. Enter Sugru: 
I squished up a load of silver grey Sugru and used a screwdriver to wedge it into the hole. I then pushed the screw back into the hole and carefully wedged the whole thing in place. All I could then do is wait 24hrs while the Sugru set to see if it would hold. 
Voila! Currently holding with the new Sugru plug in the screw hole. It has only been a couple of days but fingers crossed it'll do the job and avoid a ranty letter to IKEA about the quality of their shoe cabinets (not that you can really expect a lot for £45!) Find out more at sugru.com 
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13 Comments
22/4/2015 02:08:25 am
That sounds like a great product that we should all keep in our cupboard! Glad you fixed the problem!! :-) #sharewithme 22/4/2015 02:07:34 pm
I've never even heard of this stuff, but it looks great! It looks a lot easier to use than No More Nails. Hopefully your shoe cabinet will hold - trusty IKEA let you down and that makes me kinda sad! Ray xx #MMWBH 24/4/2015 03:37:02 pm
Oh this sounds amazing , i am forever having to buy new iphone chargers as mine always comes apart so this would be brilliant and handy to have for fixing things around the home x #sharewithme 28/4/2015 02:05:37 am
That's ace!! I've never heard of it, but sounds like it's the kind of thing I need to make me look good at DIY!!! #TriedTested 28/4/2015 11:51:05 am
This looks like a super handy little gadget to have around the house! So pleased its holding up! Thanks for linking up! #MMWBH
Lori
23/8/2017 04:46:45 pm
I randomly found this post and it was exactly what I needed! How come no one else has talked about this issue? Has it held up with the Sugru?
All about a Mummy
24/8/2017 05:26:03 pm
Hi Lori, well yes, it did hold up for a while but the constant use of the unit caused the screw to work it's way loose again. We ended up screwing right the way thorugh the unit then putting a knob on the outside which is quite handy to hook the kids book bags etc on. Certainly a design flaw by IKEA. Leave a Reply. |
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