On 2006-11-20 23:14:31 +0000, "Phil L" said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2006-11-20 22:42:12 +0000, "tim\(yet another new home\)"
said:

Try not to make this too complicated...

The door fell of my washing machine and I need to fix it. It's a
rental, so chucking it and buying a new one is not an option.
(and it's the fitted type as well).

The door consist of two plastic parts forming the inside and
the outside of the door, with the glass and the fixings squashed
in between. Alignment on the hinge relys upon these two parts
being fixed together tightly. A replacement door is only available
as a full set of parts costing over 100 quid! (with delivery)

It fell off, because two of the pillars that the screws fit into
have broken off and it is no longer secure.

So, does anyone have any ideas how I form something that the
screws can screw into, to hold the door together properly again?
I don't think that glueing the pillars back on with super glue is
going to be strong enough, but perhaps it is?

TIA

tim

Surely it's the landlord's issue to get it fixed?

Why is it? - if you rent a house from the council, they don't come and
redecorate every time you fancy a colour change...if he's rented the
house with fixtures and fittings, it's up to him to pay for the upkeep
of those fittings, he can't smash all the doors (a regular occurence in
the rented sector) and ring the landlord to come out and replace them,
unless he wan't evicting sharpish.

That depends on the agreement. Nobody suggested anything about
deliberate damage.

OTOH, perhaps he means that the washing machine's a rental one. If
that's the case, then the issue should be with the renting supplier,
assuming that it's fair wear and tear.