Metal Door Frame Hinge Replacement

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Metal door frame hinge replacement.

Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door. Live in an apartment. The slide lock door has the answer. The linen closet door was missing when i bought the house and i ve been looking everywhere for 3 5 replacement hinges that fit new standard hinges have a skinnier pin and knuckles that are too big see picture.

This 18 gauge steel door is undersized in width to accommodate a full mortise. Mesker s retrofit door also known as the replacement door or slide lock door is a patent pending hollow metal door that addresses the age old problem of replacing an existing steel door in a frame that has special hinge locations and a varying lock height. When you are engaged in a door hinge replacement project you want to maintain a point of reference on the door and the frame. Your best choice would be the top of the hinge.

2 points 5 years ago. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sabre 100mm x 70mm fast fix metal frame hinge satin stainless steel 100mm l x 72mm w x 2 5mm t stainless steel suits some aluminium frames depending on extrusion type 2 5mm frame door clearance. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose.

How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Most often though the screws require. Depending on which manufacturer made the existing hollow metal door the hinge locations and lock height must be dealt with. Images of the broken hinge door frame below.

The chart below includes hardware locations for the most popular manufacturers of hollow metal doors and the most common door heights. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. 4 1 2 hinge strike comparison for 1 3 4 thick doors. You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads.

This thread is archived. Leave one side of the mortise for the hinges intact on both the door and the frame. Replacement hinges for welded steel door frame my house was built in the 1950s and all the door frames are steel with one side of the hinge welded to the frame.