In this blog post, we will discuss how to drill into particle board without damaging it too much using these 6 different methods.

Particle board is a type of wood that was created to be an inexpensive material for construction. It is made by pressing sawdust, paper pulp, and other materials together under very high pressure.

The benefits are that it is cheaper than solid wood, but the downside is particle board does not hold up well in humid environments or in areas with a lot of moisture.

6 Steps On How To Drill Into Particle Board

Step 1: Find a pilot hole

Particleboard is made of pieces and particles that will break apart if you try to put screws in it without first drilling holes for the screws to go into.

Use a drill bit may be one size smaller than your screw head or slightly larger, depending on how big you want the resulting opening to be, and start by creating pilot holes using an electric drill with either forward or reverse action.

The idea here is not so much to cut away wood as it is just to create enough space for the top part of your screw’s threads–the ones that grip into particle board to fit inside

Step 2: Drill deeper

Once you’ve got those pilot holes, switch over to a long drill bit at least half again as deep as your screw is long, and drill to the point where you’ve got a hole at least as deep as your screw.

If it’s too much trouble or not possible for you to change out bits in your electric drill, another option is to switch to an angled cordless impact driver with a bit set with interchangeable magnetic tips. These are called hex shank drills. They’re easy enough to find online

Step 3: Do it again

Drill deeper into the particleboard until the holes have roughly equal depth but are just slightly smaller than your screws’ length so they don’t invade any of that material beyond what’s necessary for them to bite down on securely.

This way if there happens to be some gap between boards after all this work, the screws won’t go through and potentially damage whatever’s on the other side.

Step 4: Don’t forget to dry fit

Once you’ve got all your pilot holes drilled, it’s time for a quick test, don’t just insert your screw into every hole in turn without first doing a check with each screw that its threads are actually going down straight and not crossing over an existing opening or getting hung up on any of those jagged edges still trying to break free from their own particleboard prisons!

There should be no more than about half a millimeter between one drill bit size and another so if there is too much space clearly this isn’t working out well enough yet, it would take far than it ought to even add up to half a millimeter across all drill holes.

Step 5: Go for it!

Once you’ve tested the dry fit, then go ahead and put that screw into its hole by hand or with an electric power driver. You’ll want something pretty powerful here since this requires brute strength to get through particleboard.

Then tighten your screws down but not too tightly because if there’s no way of loosening them later on without ripping out chunks of particleboard in order to do so, you might end up with some problems when it comes time for disassembly.

Using oil-based wood glue before each screw installation will also help keep things together nicely over the years while also making them easier to take at some point should you need to do that.

Step 6: Repeat

Repeat these steps for every screw you put into particleboard unless there are some with pre-installed anchors–in which case, at least make sure to drill pilot holes before trying to drive the screws in!

Otherwise, this is a pretty straightforward process and isn’t too bad if it’s done right so long as you’re patient enough not to rush through things just because your project must be finished within an hour or two at most since otherwise, they’ll have already started arriving on moving day by then!

You can also use drywall screws instead of wood screws but they will require more power tools than what’s described above. Also, read our post on how to charge a drill battery without a charger if you’ve lost your charger or are not able to find it.