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<font size="+1">A couple of folks asked me to fill them in on what I
found regarding my door problem and the resolution.<br>
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Quick answer - not due to quake, issue was due to design flaw from
day one that finally reared its head.<br>
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The door was cut into the foundation after the house was built and
the cellar was dug. The door frame can be thought of as an
inverted U, with the hinge side of the door the pivot point and
not the usual door frame rectangle structure we have for entry
doors. That pivot point (the hinge side of the door side of the
frame) was not sufficiently anchored to the foundation, and thus
after some years broke loose (cement dried out, anchoring
mechanism wore it self loose), and it just so happened to be after
the earth quake. No issues with foundation or supporting
mechanisms, just substandard design. Fixed now, anchored properly
and reinforced to support newton's laws of motion.<br>
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thanks<br>
bob<br>
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