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Subject: [Shop-talk] Sagging storm door hinges?
From: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 14:14:28 -0800
References: <20110206050708.GA77349@sackheads.org>
Pella is reputable.  Regardless of warrantee, I'd be talking with them.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jimmie Mayfield
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 9:07 PM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Sagging storm door hinges?

A few years ago I installed a new storm door from Lowe's (Pella brand).  The
door is full glass with a small aluminum border so it weighs quite a bit
and,
thus, exerts a fair amount of torque on the piano-style hinges.

Fast forward to today and I've noticed that the non-hinge side of the door
is 
sagging around 1/8" from where it was when it was installed.  It seems a
considerable amount of play has developed in the hinges:  if I lift up on
the
door handle, I can lift the storm door back to its original position.  The
wooden frame to which the hinges are screwed remains plumb and I don't see
any
deformation in the screw holes so the slop seems to be in the hinges
themselves.

Anybody seen this before?  I know I can probably fix it by adding a shim to 
the lower hinge screws but if the hinge itself is deforming, this seems like
a
temporary fix at best.  Is there a better way to repair?  Replacing the
hinges
might not be feasible since I seem to recall they're an integral part of the
door assemmbly.

Thanks
Jimmie
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