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Re: Sagging shed door

To: Lee Daniels <DANIELS@alchem.chem.tamu.edu>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Sagging shed door
From: James Babcock <jbabcoc@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:11:31 -0800 (PST)
Hi Lee.

Why is the door sagging?  Are the hinges loose, or is the door
becoming racked?  If the hinges are loose, you could back them
up on the inside of the door with a metal plate.  If the door
is becoming racked (a parallelagram), you could run a metal
strap or a 1x4 from the top hinged corner to the opposite
lower corner.  Place a jack or some sort of shims under the
bottom of the door to make it square, and secure the diagonal
piece with screws.  You could also use some wire with a turnbuckle
that runs from the same corners.

Hope this helps.

Jim

---Lee Daniels <DANIELS@alchem.chem.tamu.edu> wrote:
>
> 
> I have a small (10' x 12') shed on which the door is sagging so that
I have 
> to lift it slightly to get it to close.  What's the best way to
shore up 
> my door?  The hinges are the long "barn-door" type.  
> 
> I've posted pictures of the door and a hinge at:
>     http://acs.tamu.edu/~lmd1191/shed.html
> 
> Thanks! - Lee
> 
>    Lee M. Daniels         Laboratory for Molecular Structure and
Bonding
>    daniels@tamu.edu                                 Texas A&M
University
>    http://acs.tamu.edu/~lmd1191
> 

==
James A. Babcock, Software Engineer      (jbabcoc@yahoo.com)
Realtime Embedded Systems Specialist   pager: (703) 706-8722
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