There was a big crack when I was screwing in a hinge screw in the new sauna door's frame. Unfortunately, the crack is exactly at the height of the upper hinge.
We're a bit uncertain about how worried we should be about the strength now. And what can be done about it. What do you say, what do you think? Will it hold? And what can be done about it? Other than simply buying a new door.
We're a bit uncertain about how worried we should be about the strength now. And what can be done about it. What do you say, what do you think? Will it hold? And what can be done about it? Other than simply buying a new door.
Picture coming tomorrow when I go out to the cottage.
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No, that's not a problem. If you want to remove the gap in the crack, you can buy a 14mm wood drill and drill out the hole. Then, insert the frame screw again. It should then retract.
What I am most concerned about is the load-bearing capacity because the crack is right where the upper door hinge is located. Additionally, the door is not 100% straight, more like 98%. But if you open the heavy glass door a little, it continues to slowly move outward a bit. This means that there is constantly a slight weight from the hinge and the door frame where the crack is.
Is there any super glue or any known method to stabilize it more?
Is there any super glue or any known method to stabilize it more?
Nothing to worry about, it definitely won't come loose. However, it looks like you can screw the casing screw further in to insert the karmpluttarna. What you can do to get rid of the crack is to fill it with wood glue mixed with sawdust or wood filler.
If it's not straight and it's the screw with the crack that needs adjustment. If that's the case:
Drill a new 14 mm hole about 5 cm above the existing frame screw.
Remove the frame screw with the crack and adjust the frame, then insert a frame screw into the newly drilled hole.
Cut a wooden plug, apply some glue, and tap it into the old hole. Trim it flush with the frame.
Door frames should be straight, and no doors should open/close by themselves; that's part of a home carpenter's professional pride
Drill a new 14 mm hole about 5 cm above the existing frame screw.
Remove the frame screw with the crack and adjust the frame, then insert a frame screw into the newly drilled hole.
Cut a wooden plug, apply some glue, and tap it into the old hole. Trim it flush with the frame.
Door frames should be straight, and no doors should open/close by themselves; that's part of a home carpenter's professional pride
Casco winter glue, wood glue that is, it's the best to use for such cracks!
Partially unscrew the frame screw, apply the wood glue to the crack as well as possible, let it dry for 15 minutes, then screw in the frame screw again.
Partially unscrew the frame screw, apply the wood glue to the crack as well as possible, let it dry for 15 minutes, then screw in the frame screw again.
Thank you for a very good answer! This will work out.
It will be more difficult to get the door straight so the door leaf doesn't open by itself. Many new holes will have to be drilled then. We'll see what we do about it. Maybe it can be adjusted in some way. It's very little we're dealing with and wood is a flexible material. If anyone has tips on this, feel free to share it as well.
It will be more difficult to get the door straight so the door leaf doesn't open by itself. Many new holes will have to be drilled then. We'll see what we do about it. Maybe it can be adjusted in some way. It's very little we're dealing with and wood is a flexible material. If anyone has tips on this, feel free to share it as well.
If you haven't installed the lining, which the picture suggests, it's an easy task to adjust the door, just loosen the frame screws and redo it. The old holes in the wall that need to be moved should be filled with wooden plugs, then level the frame and drill new holes for the frame screw.
Trying to bend a frame is not a good solution; instead, it should be leveled and then fixed with frame screws.
One learns through mistakes, and you learn even more when you correct them
Trying to bend a frame is not a good solution; instead, it should be leveled and then fixed with frame screws.
One learns through mistakes, and you learn even more when you correct them
Okay, must find 14 mm träpluggar
If you loosen the frame, do not drill new holes in it but use the old ones, excluding the hole with the crack, which will be a new relocated hole. Where you need to plug is the screw holes in the wall that are misplaced; if you don't do that and drill, the drill may be pulled into the old screw hole. And you probably don't need to relocate all the frame screw holes in the wall, just the ones necessary to make it right and level. I usually whittle pegs and drive them into the holes, maybe splurge with a little glue on them, but it works well without.
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Flower sticks usually work well in larger screw holes