pubrunner
Legendary Member
Hi All,
This query is about another fault that we had recently.
What I'd like to know is . . . . . . . why did this fault occur (it has been rectified).
About six weeks ago, I came home and opened our front door . . . whereupon, the entire door fell inwards. It didn't hit the floor, but only because I had hold of the handle and caught hold of the side. If my little boy had been behind it and I hadn't caught it, he could easily have been badly hurt.
The door 'fell', because the hinges had sheared along the face of the plate - the part connected to the door. (See pics) No screws were pulled out of either the door or the door frame.
In our earliest days, the door had to be re-fitted; a guy spent all day re-hanging it.
I've shown the hinges to some builders & joiners that I know and they all say that they've seen nothing like it - re. the hinges shearing.
Why did this happen ? Has my Missus been slamming the door too hard ?
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(The pics are of two of the three hinges).
This query is about another fault that we had recently.
What I'd like to know is . . . . . . . why did this fault occur (it has been rectified).
About six weeks ago, I came home and opened our front door . . . whereupon, the entire door fell inwards. It didn't hit the floor, but only because I had hold of the handle and caught hold of the side. If my little boy had been behind it and I hadn't caught it, he could easily have been badly hurt.
The door 'fell', because the hinges had sheared along the face of the plate - the part connected to the door. (See pics) No screws were pulled out of either the door or the door frame.
In our earliest days, the door had to be re-fitted; a guy spent all day re-hanging it.
I've shown the hinges to some builders & joiners that I know and they all say that they've seen nothing like it - re. the hinges shearing.
Why did this happen ? Has my Missus been slamming the door too hard ?
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(The pics are of two of the three hinges).