Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo was taken by Justin Lambert of Goldense Building Products, who arrived to check out a “sagging door” and was left wordless by the previous repair.
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Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo was taken by Justin Lambert of Goldense Building Products, who arrived to check out a “sagging door” and was left wordless by the previous repair.
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Ya gotta do what you gotta do in the field when you don’t have anything else on hand.
This person gets an E for Effort.
Now contact the hollow metal door guys and order a hangar bracket, or if the financial department can handle it, a new frame.
Wood door, wood filler repair?? I wonder if that block came pre-drilled for the templet hinge??
I’ve seen much worst repair jobs, I’ve always plug welded the bracket back on the frame in place at times when I couldn’t weld, drilled and tapped the bracket and counter sunk the mounting screws, like in the picture.
Owners don’t mind paying for an hour and a half of time vs. replacing the frame when it’s fixable.
Controversial Post Warning:
Herein lies the challenge of some of the details on the Code (most Codes). What are the odds that this repair will have any part in contributing to a negative outcome? Of course we know the door assembly wasn’t tested for this, and we can’t allow anyone to just use their judgement to determine the level of risk when making repairs or modifications, but… things like this are done every day given the alternative expense in smaller commercial occupancies. We know that some heavily regulated or risk-averse properties see the value in having things done 100%, but for every hospital or school there hundreds of commercial buildings struggling to properly maintain their buildings and they see these types of things and scream for more “deregulation”.
I’m not opposed to the codes, just pointing out that as an inspector, we constantly see details that lead to expenses that are pushing the smaller owners out. Look at the the apartment building ownership landscape… If we can’t figure out how to evaluate risk and allow for reasonable accommodations, we’re destined to price Code Compliance out. It’s already occurring with sprinkler systems in residential occupancies.
Thanks for sharing you insight, Adam! I don’t disagree with you…things are tough out there.
– Lori