Wood – the best way to remove a broken screw from a deck board

repairscrewswood

I used stainless steel trim screws (3 in x 9 gauge) to rebuild our deck and one of them broke off when I was drilling it in. There was about a 1/4 of an inch left (just the shank, no head) but when I tried to twist it out with locking pliers it broke off and now there is not enough of the shank to grab onto with locking pliers.

Any recommendations as to the best way to extract it at this point? I've thought of cutting a slot with a hacksaw and using a screw driver, using an extractor bit, or using a hole saw and putting in a plug to cover up the hole that would be left.

Thanks!

Best Answer

cheap grinders are cheap, get one.

Before grinding erect a shield to prevent sparks from hitting the windows or any other delicate surface. (they will stick) cardboard or an old blanket would be strong enough.