Nuts and bolts can drive your blood pressure up sometimes, especially if they are damaged and stuck. When it comes to house accessory and furniture removal, knowing how to remove bolts is a must. So let me give you some simple methods to remove a damaged bolt. Let’s hope one of these methods work!

The first thing you should do is to try tightening the bolt. Even though this method sounds counterproductive, it helps. This is especially effective in the case of larger bolts.

Another method it to use a bigger wrench. You may need to use some physics here and pull on the wrench from the furthest point on the handle. This way, you could pull out the bolt with less force.

You can also try heating the bolt head. However this may discolor the surrounding area of the bolt. After heating the bolt, you must let it cool and add some penetrating oil. Using a wrench, you may easily slip the bold out of its holder.

You can even use a drill, to drill a pilot hole next to the bolt and loosen it. You can either grab the bolt or hammer it to make the removing process effortless.

Another method is to cut a hole on the bolt head using a saw and pull it out and unscrew it.