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Amazing Shrinking Doorway! Mike Dobony 02-18-2007
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Posted by Mike Dobony on February 18, 2007, 7:28 pm


We recently moved into a '96 mobile home and have developed an interesting
problem. The storm door opening is narrowing at the bottom. The frame
doesn't seem to have moved (there is a metal threshold between the door
frame sides), but now the door is too small for the opening. The storm door
frame is tight to the wooden frame. We have been in the trailer since early
November and have not had a problem. We have been having generally warm
weather (above freezing), but recently had near zero temps lately and are in
a warming spell again, up to 50 today. Any ideas would be welcomed!

Mike D.



AppliancePartsPros.com, Inc.
Posted by Art on February 18, 2007, 7:58 pm


Use a block of wood to protect surfaces and a hammer to knock the frame back
into position. Should take about 10 seconds to fix. Tools needed is a
hammer and block of wood about 3inch x 3inch by 2 inch.


> We recently moved into a '96 mobile home and have developed an interesting
> problem. The storm door opening is narrowing at the bottom. The frame
> doesn't seem to have moved (there is a metal threshold between the door
> frame sides), but now the door is too small for the opening. The storm
> door frame is tight to the wooden frame. We have been in the trailer
> since early November and have not had a problem. We have been having
> generally warm weather (above freezing), but recently had near zero temps
> lately and are in a warming spell again, up to 50 today. Any ideas would
> be welcomed!
>
> Mike D.
>



Posted by Mike Dobony on February 18, 2007, 8:09 pm



> Use a block of wood to protect surfaces and a hammer to knock the frame
> back into position. Should take about 10 seconds to fix. Tools needed is
> a hammer and block of wood about 3inch x 3inch by 2 inch.
>

No place for it to go. Also storm door frame is screwed very securely into
the door jam. If there was room, it would move the frame away from the
threshold.

>
>> We recently moved into a '96 mobile home and have developed an
>> interesting problem. The storm door opening is narrowing at the bottom.
>> The frame doesn't seem to have moved (there is a metal threshold between
>> the door frame sides), but now the door is too small for the opening.
>> The storm door frame is tight to the wooden frame. We have been in the
>> trailer since early November and have not had a problem. We have been
>> having generally warm weather (above freezing), but recently had near
>> zero temps lately and are in a warming spell again, up to 50 today. Any
>> ideas would be welcomed!
>>
>> Mike D.
>>
>
>



Posted by Shopdog on February 18, 2007, 8:12 pm


My guess would be that something has moved or rather "cocked", Check the
square of the door opening, also check the level of the trailer frame.

Searcher



Posted by dpb on February 18, 2007, 8:49 pm


> My guess would be that something has moved or rather "cocked", Check the
> square of the door opening, also check the level of the trailer frame.

Yep...sounds like possibly one or both ends may have drooped. Had a
lot of rain lately, too, perchance?


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