StudRemovers was founded by a licensed contractor who spent 20 years frustrated by the same problem — and finally decided to build the solution himself.
In 2018, James Petrov was three hours into a bathroom renovation when he hit a corroded lag bolt that wouldn't budge. His drill-out bits snapped. His cheap extractor set slipped. He ended up destroying six inches of tile trying to get the bolt out.
James had been a licensed general contractor for 20 years. He knew the problem wasn't his skill — it was the tools. No affordable extraction tool on the market could reliably pull a corroded, damaged, or deeply stripped fastener without collateral damage.
He spent 14 months working with a metallurgist and a precision machinist to develop the extraction bit geometry that became the StudRemover Pro. The first production run of 500 kits sold out in 11 days — almost entirely to contractors who recognized immediately what it did differently.
Today, StudRemovers.com ships to contractors, electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and serious DIYers in all 50 states and 22 countries. The problem hasn't changed. The solution finally has.
20 years as a licensed general contractor. Designed the StudRemover Pro after a job site frustration he couldn't solve any other way.
Mechanical engineer and former tooling designer. Elena oversees all bit specifications, material sourcing, and manufacturing QC.
Former master electrician. Kyle runs our support team and ensures every warranty claim and question is handled the way a tradesperson would want it to be.
All extraction bits are precision-machined in the United States from domestically sourced titanium alloy. We have no plans to move manufacturing offshore.
We don't put lifetime warranty on our packaging and then bury exclusions that make it meaningless. Break a bit under normal use, we replace it. That's the whole policy.
Our support team is made up of former contractors and tradespeople. When you call or email with a problem, you'll talk to someone who's been on a job site.
We're on version 4 of the StudRemover bit geometry. Every production run incorporates feedback from customers in the field. The current product is meaningfully better than the original.
60-day money-back guarantee. Lifetime warranty. Ships in 1–2 days.