I received today’s Fixed-it Friday photo from Ken Sako of Lazzaro Companies, and I’m wordless. Maybe y’all can think of something to say.
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Glad they have a back up chain!!!
How would a closer work with mounting for arm where it is and the hinges where they are?
Also is it normal to have that type of mount in said location?
Hold on loosely, but don’t let go.
I would have installed another closer to the frame and attached the two closers together
Well um Lori, if ya looky here I’d tell yous where in this here guys duhn goofed up.
Cause ah win yous going make a tek neq cal impruvment to em fancy door shuter deal
he’da should’d put some of that there brassy type waswhosers, a stack of em, little n of to ah fit right there in that eye bolt add djuster, that he’d added to that hole city slicken fancy door shutter deal and then putem a nice biggen whaser to cover that big ole eybolt and just boltem right up to that there otheren costume braket on that there frame and wall law he’d had him a hot dang a working, up town exdra super fancy door shuten deal e o. yep that’d been real nice don’t ya know.
Perfect example of an owner to frugal (cheap) to call in a locksmith or door company to fix. Evident by all the drill holes in the header . If at first you don’t succeed try looking in the waste basket for instructions.
However I’m at a loss as to why the closer standard shoe is installed on the PA bracket.. Again owner driven install .?
Was once a top jamb (header) mount. Complete with wind chain . Then possibly a locksmith suggested a stronger mount by installing a PA Mount . Looks as though this door is subject to a lot of wind damage. Yet as I stated earlier should have called the individual who installed it to affect repairs
Wow, that’s a lot of jury-rigging!
I would suspect that door has seen all this damage and field modifications due to the lack of heavy wall door and frame construction and the lack of proper closer mounting with stop function. It’s very common with aluminum, light-duty doors and frames in a heavy traffic location. Unless the door and frame are originally specified to have heavy wall construction the fasteners work loose or get yanked out with the wind catches the door or some other damage occurs. Judging by the top pivot I’d bet the door is coming apart too. Time for a new, better built opening.
At least they used the 5th screw!