Fixing a prehung door

I live in an apartment that has those metal-framed prehung doors so popular with new construction and renovations these days. These are the metal frames to which the hinge plates are welded on from behind.

Unfortunately, one of the hinges on my door popped off, and there does not seem to be a way to replace the hinge plate. The door is fine, and it has the door side hinge, but we have nothing to screw it into.  We tried to put a piece of wood behind the hole and screw the hinge into that, but the gap is too narrow for even a 1″ piece to fit. The other advice was to rip out the whole frame and replace it. Which seems like overkill for a broken weld.

Does anyone here have any suggestions? Anyone we might look to for help? We’re at our wits end and looking for any advice we can get.

Thanks!

D_D

downtown_denizen

in Doors & Windows 13 years and 11 months ago

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masterbuilder | 13 years and 11 months ago

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I’ve fixed a lot of metal doors over the years that have taken a beating.  I’ve installed a lot of these:  http://www.hagerco.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat_Prod=05a590ff-38f2-dd11-bde8-001d093554b2

Usually the retrofit is made by the use of drill bits and simple tools called “taps” that allow for threading metal to accept machine screws.

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stevecym | 13 years and 11 months ago

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The hinge plate probably popped out because someone stuck something such as a broom handle in between the door and the frame to hold it open.  I had seen this many times in commercial real estate and the last few times this happen, we simply welded the plate back on to the frame. Steve http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/tinkerswagon