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Got schooled on my hoistway door gap check by a guy with 40 years in the trade
I was working on a bank of four elevators in a 1990s office building, and an old timer from the local union stopped by. He watched me check the door gap with a feeler gauge and said, 'Kid, you're just checking the center. The top and bottom corners on these old doors can be a full 1/8 inch wider and you'll miss it.' He was right. I changed my routine that day. Now I check the gap at the top, middle, and bottom of each door on both sides. Has anyone else found a specific spot where doors always seem to wear or get out of spec first?
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mason336mo ago
Check the hinge side first... the rollers wear and the door sags over time. That top hinge corner is always the worst.
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xenagarcia6mo ago
My old foreman in Philly used to say the same thing as @mason33, that top hinge corner is a dead giveaway the rollers are shot.
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michaelf515mo ago
Man, that reminds me of my buddy's ancient garage door. You could hear that top corner grinding from a block away. He kept trying to fix it with WD-40 and hope. Finally the whole thing just gave up and slumped on the track like a tired dog. Had to call a guy out, and of course it was the rollers and the hinge both being totally gone.
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