What led to this “fix”? Any theories?
(Hover your cursor over the first photo and use the right or left arrows to view each of the 4 images.)
Thank you to Estefano Pilonieta for the imgur link!
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That’s a beauty. Hard to tell from the pictures if the door would hit the soffit above when attempting to open it 180 degrees. They may have deactivated the overhead stop and trimmed the door to accomplish that.
They dropped the door and corner broke??
Did not want to buy a new one?
That’s a creative way to store a door wedge. Those pesky things are always getting lost or pitched by a fire marshall!
The door looks really tight in the frame. Maybe they did that to have a saw blade’s wiggle room and glued the corner piece in so it looks like a full door when closed. Only a guess.
Yep lach I am with you I think this is some grossly incompetent individual’s way of repairing a door that was binding on the frame.
I have seen some beauties but this one is a new favorite.
It looks like someone tried to glue the frame at the corner in photo 3, the adhesive stuck the door corner to the top of the frame.
Still wondering what the bolt is for?
I’m wondering if the door was closed after the HM frame was painted, the corner stuck to the wet paint and stayed attached to the frame the next time it was opened. If the door is a corridor door and not a fire door, it only needs to resist the passage of smoke when closed. The Owner may have accepted this condition since it may technically meets the intent of the code.
My guess is close to Bob’s response. The door may rub against something in the corner when opened all the way and this is how they eliminated the bind. That 4th pic shows something at the height of the door that may have obstructed or caught the door. In any case, this is not a break, but a deliberate cut. And what is the sex bolt for?
Hi Rich – My guess is the sex bolt if for a surface mounted overhead stop, which is what led me to think that they wanted the door to open 180 and it hit the soffit above in the 4th photo.
Frame out of square, door was hitting/binding at the top.
Look close there is little to no margin just below the “repair wedge”, saw cut gave just enough clearance.
Good to go….NOT!
I agree with both Lach and Kieth, and think the cut was a thoughtless use of a circular saw. Instead of taking a wafer thin slice from the edge, the operator lined up with the wrong notch on the saw’s base plate. By the time the blade came into view, it was too late. Saws have two notches: one for making 90 degree cuts and one for angled cuts. The inexperienced operator used the wrong notch for alignment.
The correct way to fix a broken hospital door is with… a Band-Aid.
Lori,,
What is the answer ????
I have no idea! I was hoping you guys would know!
– Lori
You are the expert!!!
I think the installer broke the door corner handling the door, tried to glue it together didn’t use tape and closed the door. the “squeeze out” from the super glue then glued the toothpick to the frame and BLAMMO
I’ll go with James on this one
I want to see the rest of the sign that starts out “OPEN DOOR WITH CAUTION”, me thinks there is a clearance problem when the door is opened.