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Fig.1
Front door |
By Gary Boutin
Tools and Supplies:
Blue flat pry bar
Ryobi Cordless Screwdriver
Makita bit holder
Phillip bit
Harold called my
service company to repair his front door. The door would not close properly and it listed on one side. He had just purchased a
Fleetwood Eagle 28x70, 1866 sq ft, (173.3571 meters²), 4-Bedroom, 2-bath double wide mobile home. His home is on permanent foundation.
He lives in a beautiful mobile home
park named
HollywoodBeach Mobile Home Park.
This post shows the six steps on repairing this front door.
Step 1. Fig.1 shows the Fleetwood Eagle front door. Fig.2 shows the door is very tight at the bottom but had a wide gap at the top.
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| Fig.2 Door hinges |
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Fig.3 Inside
door hinges |
Step 2. Fig.4 shows a blue flat pry bar was used to determine if it was the metal door jamb or the door. Fig.5 shows the top of the door jamb moved easily. The top door jamb was part of the problem.
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| Fig.4 Top jamb |
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| Fig.5 Top door jamb |
Step 3. Fig.6 shows the inside dead bolt is open and pulled back for inspection. Fig.7 shows the door hardware is tightly in the door. Harold had stated that the door would not latch unless he picked up the door. The door hardware was difficult to lock. Fig.8 shows that checking the hardware proved the problem was not with the door hardware.
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| Fig.6 Pull in dead bolt |
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Fig.7
Latch |
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| Fig.8 Adjusted latch |
Step 4. Fig.9 and fig.10 shows that both of the top and bottom door hinges have been tightened but that also did not solve the door listing.
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| Fig.9 Tighten Door hinges |
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| Fig.10 Tighten Door hinges |
Step 5: Fig.11 through
fig.14 shows that the entire metal door jamb needed to be tightened. Once all the screws were tightened then the door closed correctly and the door was aligned.
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| Fig.11 Latch side |
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| Fig.12 Middle latch side |
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| Fig.13 Top side |
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| Fig.14 Hinge middle |
Step 6: Fig.15 show the top of the door are now level,
fig.16 shows the front door has been solved.
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| Fig.15 |
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| Fig.16 |
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