On 21/12/2015 10:50, Adrian wrote:
Bit of a self-inflicted stupidity one here...

I'm in the throes of refurbishing and upgrading an outbuilding, and it
had a new wooden door and frame put on it last year. Unfortunately, I
managed to shut the door with a bit spirit level in the hinge side of the
frame... As a result, the top of the door caught on the opposite side of
the frame. I thought I'd bent the top hinge, but removing the screws,
checking it out, and putting it back solved the problem.

Except... it's doing it again. And several of the screws seem to have
"stripped" their threads into the wood of the frame. The recesses in the
hinge aren't big enough to go up on screw size.

Thoughts?

Also - got a bit of a problem with water build-up on this same door
between the bottom of the door and the sill. Could it be that the gap is
too small, so the rain is being held in? Would taking a snidge off the
bottom of the door solve it?

Insert a wooden dowel and coat with Grab adhesive, let it set then redrill.
I asume that the door is fitted with a bottom Drip bar to deflect any
water?
If not, fit one.
If the wooden door opens outwards, I would fit a small canopy above the
door (if poss), this will prevent most rain from even reaching the door.
That's what I did to our front door, now whenever it rains, it's rare to
see any raindrops at all on the door.
Little door canopy was about £80, but worth it.
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Bod

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