Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Jun 10, 2012 8:50 pm I have a commercial frame front door/window frame and just the other day I noticed that when I open the door wide the joins of the frame open up and close when the door is closing. The frame was installed by the manufacturers of the frame and I havent yet checked if it's square. You can see from the pics below just how much the joins open up. Could it be that the frame is not strong enough to support the weight of a solid door or could the door have bowed ( door was also supplied by the frame manufacturers but installed by a carpenter. I have emailed the manufacturers but have not received a reply. closing: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ opening: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Is my door frame adequate 2Jun 10, 2012 10:23 pm I would get the installer (=manufacturer) back in to fix it. They'll gladly do it, as most suppliers are proud of their product. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Is my door frame adequate 3Jun 10, 2012 11:30 pm Casa2 I would get the installer (=manufacturer) back in to fix it. They'll gladly do it, as most suppliers are proud of their product. that was my plan, but they havent responded to my week old email yet Re: Is my door frame adequate 6Jun 16, 2012 11:37 am theyetti How wide is your door and how many hinges does it have? Our solid 920mm door (aluminium frame) has four hinges to spread the load evenly. How high is your door? Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Is my door frame adequate 9Jun 16, 2012 6:11 pm amgsl55 The door is 2400 x 920 with 3 large aluminum hinges. After a couple of emails I got a reply. They'll be on site this Wednesday to have a look. Three hinges are enough, so it's something else. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Is my door frame adequate 10Jun 16, 2012 6:38 pm Casa2 amgsl55 The door is 2400 x 920 with 3 large aluminum hinges. After a couple of emails I got a reply. They'll be on site this Wednesday to have a look. Three hinges are enough, so it's something else. The frame and door appears to have been installed true. I'm questioning the construction of the frame itself. The hinges are screwed onto what appears a " clipped on" piece which is what is flexing open. I hope there's an easy solution to this problem - we'll find out Wednesday. Re: Is my door frame adequate 11Jun 17, 2012 2:26 pm amgsl55 Casa2 amgsl55 The door is 2400 x 920 with 3 large aluminum hinges. After a couple of emails I got a reply. They'll be on site this Wednesday to have a look. Three hinges are enough, so it's something else. The frame and door appears to have been installed true. I'm questioning the construction of the frame itself. The hinges are screwed onto what appears a " clipped on" piece which is what is flexing open. I hope there's an easy solution to this problem - we'll find out Wednesday. See my post above. It could be happening because the hinge is binding on the door, meaning the hinge is not fully closing. May be a screw head sticking out or the hinge is bent. Re: Is my door frame adequate 12Jun 17, 2012 10:19 pm mgilla See my post above It could be happening because the hinge is binding on the door, meaning the hinge is not fully closing. May be a screw head sticking out or the hinge is bent. But the clip on piece is flexing open when the door is opened wide. All is fine when the door is shut/closing Re: Is my door frame adequate 14Jun 17, 2012 11:45 pm amgsl55 But the clip on piece is flexing open when the door is opened wide. All is fine when the door is shut/closing I'm interested to find out what the problem and fix is. One of our internal doors had a similar frame flex problem that disappeared when I readjusted the hinges. Re: Is my door frame adequate 15Jun 18, 2012 2:36 am Hi Amgsl55. The frame you have installed is indeed adequate for the door installed. It's a simple fix. If the hinges are binding or the weight of the door is causing the frame to unclip, the clip in door stop can be removed, and the glass pockets in the 2 frame sections screwed together (concealed under the clip in door stop) and the problem won't happen again. The reason it only happens when the door is open wide is the weight is pushing the 2 clipped sections apart, and when closed it naturally transfers the weight to push the sections back together. This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 7989 Current door width is approx 2700, looking to have double doors fitted 820-820. What size does the frame need to be before door jamb? Thanks 0 3548 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28312 |