A friend has done this to her door chain, by accident, she must be as strong as an ox! I have removed it, because I wanted to try and find a maker's mark on there so that I could replace it, I cannot find anything, it's bare of any markings whatsoever - no BS standard or anything (which I might've expected to see?... nor can I find a matching door chain on the Internet.
The ones I've fitted before have all face-facing attachments, but this one attaches to the inside of the door frame, and then it juts out a little bit to avoid the door and the chain dangles from there. There's quite a big cut-out in the door frame itself, so I'm really looking for a matching replacement, rather than fitting a new door chain of the type you see when you Google "door chain".
Has this got a special name or something? Is it a one-off that may have been produced for the block of apartments she lives in? If I can't get a replacement, would it be possible to repair it - I have tried bending it back into shape using 2 pairs of pliers, but I'm (obviously) not as strong as she is!
If this is not supposed to be in General DIY please feel free to move it to where it's suited.
I'd appreciate any pointers. The image I've added is showing as I edit it, but not when I display the thread, weird... Picture Here!
The ones I've fitted before have all face-facing attachments, but this one attaches to the inside of the door frame, and then it juts out a little bit to avoid the door and the chain dangles from there. There's quite a big cut-out in the door frame itself, so I'm really looking for a matching replacement, rather than fitting a new door chain of the type you see when you Google "door chain".
Has this got a special name or something? Is it a one-off that may have been produced for the block of apartments she lives in? If I can't get a replacement, would it be possible to repair it - I have tried bending it back into shape using 2 pairs of pliers, but I'm (obviously) not as strong as she is!
If this is not supposed to be in General DIY please feel free to move it to where it's suited.
I'd appreciate any pointers. The image I've added is showing as I edit it, but not when I display the thread, weird... Picture Here!
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