OK door guys. How do I fix this?

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

use liquid nails liberally and put the piece of wood back. use finish nail gun or wood screws to secure it. once it dries it will be good to go.

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If you have all the pieces and can put it back together like a puzzle I would do this. Except I would use regular wood glue or Gorilla glue. I would use finish nails over wood screws.

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Originally Posted by griebel303

I am no door expert, more of a weekend diy'r but I had an interior frame broke like that when I moved into our house. Depending on the frame, you might be able to get the piece you need from the Home Depot. They sell individual pieces of the frame you use to replace it :

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/2020892...3#.UWiAz7WbNR0

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/2031118...3#.UWiAzLWbNR0

They also sell just the flat piece without any trim on it for like $8, which is what I used. Pop the trim off the front on the broken side and then you get access to the nails anchoring. Saw those off and then you knock out the shims which will help with wiggle room for the top of it. Then saw any at the top that you can, where the top piece joins the side. Once you get that off it shouldn't be too hard getting the new piece in. A little bit of a pain to get just one side off the frame, but with a saw zaw and a drill you can make it look pretty good. Hope that helps a little?

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This ^^^
And the "D" stands for Door.

Wood glue, the broken out piece(s) and screws.

If it were me, and I'm a very handy guy, I'd glue/screw it, and I'd finish the shit out of it so you'd never be able to tell. But this would probably be the worst option if you're not picky and can't make it look right. I'd make sure the strike and deadbolt plates were solidly anchored into more than the flimsy door jamb.

If I were recommending to a friend who is not handy at all, the armorconcepts thing doesn't seem hard to install, and it will do the job very well (the latch and deadbolt should be very solid). I don't know what it will look like when it's done though. Maybe it will look fucked up to the landlord.

If I were the landlord, I'd want you to replace the jamb. I wouldn't accept option A, because I wouldn't believe you could make it so I couldn't tell. And I wouldn't want option b because it will look like we have a security problem, or somebody kicked in the door.

When you put it all back together use at least 2" screws for the plates to get into the 2x4 framing or else you'll have the same repair to do again.

Hire this guy. Problem solved. You're welcome.

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Originally Posted by Byte Stryke

let your character reflect your actions...
does it matter that the landowners aren't nice? exactly what is the formula for that? Nice/damage=responsibility?

fix it right.

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This. Is your integrity worth the cost to fix it right? You said it was your kids that did. Time to man up and accept responsibility for it.

Flexseal.

If it was their interior bedroom door, I would offer prevention advice. Remove the door from the hinges and store away. The little bastards hate that shit. Ask me how I know.

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Originally Posted by brutal

Flexseal.

If it was their interior bedroom door, I would offer prevention advice. Remove the door from the hinges and store away. The little bastards hate that shit. Ask me how I know.

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You are not the first dad to do this.

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Originally Posted by Sparky

You are not the first dad to do this.

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No doubt.

Had a friend do it after mom caught the young lad rubbing one out. He kept doing it without the door so they just put it back on.

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