How to repair this hinge?

parakeet · 13 Mar 2019

Storm Gareth has taken down my big garden gate.

The ironmongery was rusted.
How do I remove and replace this hinge part, which seems to be integrated?
That's not a grafted-on piece of wood, it's a split; the section is cut out for the hinge.
Thanks.

Burnerman · 13 Mar 2019

I’d still wager that those hinge screws are hidden by a planted on lath.....any sign of a join looking from above?
John

alan333 · 13 Mar 2019

The piece of wood with the C-shape cut-out for the hinge is almost definitely fixed over the top of the hinge screws. Insert a flat chisel or similar between that piece of wood and the next (thinner) piece and pry it off.

Also, the reason the hinge has broken is probably because it hits the middle of the C-shape before the gate is fully open. You can see the mark/fresh wood where it hits. If you're going to re-install the facing then chisel out a wedge section to allow the hinge to fully open without hitting anything.

Edit... John beat me to it

HERTS P&D · 13 Mar 2019

Also, fit bigger/longer hinges, these are too small.

Andy

cjard · 13 Mar 2019

When you fit the new hinges, chop that C shaped wood back a bit/chamfer the edge top to bottom. It looks like the wind opened the gate too far and that wood rived the hinges off. Also they may have been weakened at the point where they snapped, by the hinge going stiff and causing the metal to be bent back and forth when the gate was used - recommend to oil the hinges once a month if they're constantly exposed to the elements

parakeet · 13 Mar 2019

Ok, more pics since you're interested

No piece grafted on to the piece with the visible C cut-out... but, on review, looks like the whole of that front upright might be drafted on to one behind.

The gate has been open to 90 degrees lots of times previously. Ironmongery was degrading. Gate was not shut overnight, due to wood warping making bolt closure impossible. The storm blew it open and ripped the weak hinges.

alan333 · 13 Mar 2019

In pic 2 you can see 2 nail holes. These fix the 'facing' on, and it needs pryed off to access the screws.

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How to repair this hinge?

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