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Gemstone · 02-01-2012, 08:21 PM

I can see where that threaded rod would tend to stabilize the twisting of the brackets, I think that is worth adding to my door, thanks for posting. By the way, you have an example of the newer type of basement door, where the "plate" is buried within the door. The screws anchoring the gas strut attachment reach this plate inside the door. On older models, the "plate" was affixed to the skin of the door, where the gas strut attachment was pop riveted/glued...you can see the poor DRV engineering I mentioned.

This is how I repaired my older style door (note the old twisted thin aluminum plate attached to the plastic surface of the door): Basement door
All of those screws in the plate have zero holding power, there is nothing inside my door but 1/8" of a plywood substrate and a styrofoam core...they were only used to secure the plate while the glue cured.

Regards
Gemstone

02-01-2012, 08:21 PM	#11
Gemstone Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boydton, VA Posts: 443	I can see where that threaded rod would tend to stabilize the twisting of the brackets, I think that is worth adding to my door, thanks for posting. By the way, you have an example of the newer type of basement door, where the "plate" is buried within the door. The screws anchoring the gas strut attachment reach this plate inside the door. On older models, the "plate" was affixed to the skin of the door, where the gas strut attachment was pop riveted/glued...you can see the poor DRV engineering I mentioned. This is how I repaired my older style door (note the old twisted thin aluminum plate attached to the plastic surface of the door): Basement door All of those screws in the plate have zero holding power, there is nothing inside my door but 1/8" of a plywood substrate and a styrofoam core...they were only used to secure the plate while the glue cured. Regards Gemstone __________________ No longer on the road.