Hello to all,

Does anyone know if replacement hinges can be purchased for the ones broken on a vinyl storm door? This was not a special order door (standard 36" door). Haven't checked yet with Menard's (similar to a Home Depot or Lowe's) where we purchased the door, but I have a bad feeling that these are not going to be replaceable or fixable?

Sure would be a shame to have to purchase a whole new door just because the hinges are damaged. No damage was done to the door itself, the wind just caught it enough to rip it off the hinges!

If anyone has any ideas/suggestions, I would certainly welcome the reply!

Sincerely,
mxmom

 

when you bought your door, you should have had a list of replacement parts that came with it. Without seeing it, I couldn't tell if it is replaceable or not, sorry

Have you thought about taking it back? is it still under warranty?

 

While I was walking yesterday something came to mind, is the hinge intact?
Did it just come off the door or jamb and the hinge itself is still in 1 piece?

If so, and you can't take it back, just use a little larger screw ( #10 or #12 ) and a little longer than the screws that were in it( if it came off the jamb ), and screw it back in place. Then install a spring tensioner to keep the wind from doing it again.

 

Thanks to everyone for your replies. After checking over the door again, I was able to find a sticker on it that gave me some information. (It's a Larson storm door), so after checking out the Larson Doors website, I found that it can be replaced! Comes as a one-piece "hinged side z-bar". So will be ordering one of those soon.

Will also have the hubby recheck the spring tensioner and pnuematic closer that we did have installed on the door (before the wind caught it) to see if they need to be replaced as well. (It was a pretty stiff wind that day!)

Thanks again!
mxmom