Attaching plank to bottom of door.... without removing the door

ankles

So I have an old door leading into a side boiler room. The door had a plank attached to the bottom of the main door, not hinged but it was capable of bending a little, which filled the gap between the bottom of the door and the cement floor. It has now fallen off, and I want to reattach it to the bottom of the door. I need to do this without removing the door from it hinges. The hinges are a bit ropey at this stage and there is little chance of getting it back on the hinges if I took it off.

Any suggestions?

Sir Arthur Daley

I think you will have to remove door from its hinges, was it nailed or screwed originally do you know?

Thoie

Lie on your stomach?

How about using a few of these to attach the plank (on each side of the door), then paint over the whole lot? Make the plank thinner than the old one, and put a rubber draught excluder along the bottom to provide the flexibility.

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/nails-screws-fixings-hardware/brackets/straps___ties/-specificproducttype-flat_straps/Abru-Heavy-Duty-Flat-Strap-L-190mm-x-W-20mm-x-T-2mm-9281796?skuId=9291496

ankles

It appeared to have been either stapled in some way, or perhaps even some sort of bent nails. They were very badly rusted, but appeared to go in the side of the plank and then out the top of it and into the bottom of the door

ankles

Thoie wrote: »

Lie on your stomach?

How about using a few of these to attach the plank (on each side of the door), then paint over the whole lot? Make the plank thinner than the old one, and put a rubber draught excluder along the bottom to provide the flexibility.

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/nails-screws-fixings-hardware/brackets/straps___ties/-specificproducttype-flat_straps/Abru-Heavy-Duty-Flat-Strap-L-190mm-x-W-20mm-x-T-2mm-9281796?skuId=9291496

hmmm, they might work, the rubber strip would also help in keeping out vermin

Sir Arthur Daley

ankles wrote: »

hmmm, they might work, the rubber strip would also help in keeping out vermin

Vermin will eat a hole through that rubber strip quicker than you would eat your dinner, is it the screws on the hinges that is turning you off removing the door?

ankles

The hinges are bent and two of the screws on each are physically not attached to the door. If I took the door off It could be a major undertaking to try and get it back on and secure. I still have the issue of reattaching the plank, what do you think of those metal strips?

Sir Arthur Daley

ankles wrote: »

The hinges are bent and two of the screws on each are physically not attached to the door. If I took the door off It could be a major undertaking to try and get it back on and secure. I still have the issue of reattaching the plank, what do you think of those metal strips?

You would buy new hinges for what you would spend on brackets, are they standard brass hinges like ones you would have on an interior door?

Thoie

In the short term, how about putting a big sandbag snake along the bottom of the door to keep things out, if it's not somewhere you're in and out of regularly.

ankles

The hinges are those ones that are screwed into the front of the door with long flanges. the flanges are bent, probably the door was bent back too much at some stage when the hinges rusted, so the inner screws are not attached to the door any more. All looks very much the worse for wear

Sir Arthur Daley

Why not just drill off the heads on the old screws, take door off hinges do the remedial work and straighten or get new hinges.

ankles

OK, youtube hear I come. ANy suggestions re how I attach a broad plank (c10 inches) to the bottom of the door