03-13-2012, 03:23 PM
I didn’t read every post, but when I removed an old front door down to the brick, when I rehung it, I used
the longest drywall/deck screws I could find to secure the door to the house (thru trim, and patched),
including thru the hinges.
Where needed, I supplemented the jack with a 1” strip with Liq Nails & screws of its own (Liq Nails to prevent
stress splintering) for one hinge (there was an odd set-up to do with a plumbing vent/line from basement).
Whoever wants to replace that door with one that includes side-lights will need C4 to get it off the house.
I probably used the long drywall deck screws every 9” or less (top of door frame had 3)— as the house was rural,
and the original solid wood door had been fractured from a break-in when it was empty.
The owner installed giant flat ¼” x 1” shaped steel plate 12" long "j-hooks" on each side of the door,
(like the type you might hang a bike upon, but you could hang an axle on these…) and a 1” x 4” by 4 feet long
solid steel bar like a railroad crossing! to keep the door secure (and installed an alarm system) which I
inherited upon purchase.
SO… the kids just broke the back window instead to get in and drink beer… but the alarm went off.
That 1x4 x 48 steel bar probably weighed 30 pounds.
the longest drywall/deck screws I could find to secure the door to the house (thru trim, and patched),
including thru the hinges.
Where needed, I supplemented the jack with a 1” strip with Liq Nails & screws of its own (Liq Nails to prevent
stress splintering) for one hinge (there was an odd set-up to do with a plumbing vent/line from basement).
Whoever wants to replace that door with one that includes side-lights will need C4 to get it off the house.
I probably used the long drywall deck screws every 9” or less (top of door frame had 3)— as the house was rural,
and the original solid wood door had been fractured from a break-in when it was empty.
The owner installed giant flat ¼” x 1” shaped steel plate 12" long "j-hooks" on each side of the door,
(like the type you might hang a bike upon, but you could hang an axle on these…) and a 1” x 4” by 4 feet long
solid steel bar like a railroad crossing! to keep the door secure (and installed an alarm system) which I
inherited upon purchase.
SO… the kids just broke the back window instead to get in and drink beer… but the alarm went off.
That 1x4 x 48 steel bar probably weighed 30 pounds.