does it damage the door frame
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I noticed very slight damage, but nothing really noticeable. A dent in the frame and maybe some paint scratched off. I'm also 100lbs so; it might cause more if the person weighs more?
469472
I have wooden trim and it is leaving very small black scuffs that in sure would come out and it is deforming the trim slightly (crushing in about an 1/8") on the grip side
469473
put socks on the outside were it rubs against the wall (Guaranteed to save your wall)
469474
The overall length makes impossible to hung above a standard door frame. It is possible to use "J" hooks and have them anchored into a ceiling joist or an exposed stud.
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Potentially. Most of the damage caused by mine was on the dry wall above the door frame where the horizontal bar braces against the wall. There is bolt on each side and the middle has foam padding to prevent those bolts from touching the wall. Unfortunately, after about a year or so of use, that padding compressed to the point that the bolts started digging into the drywall. Since the padding worked in the beginning, it never occurred to me that it would become a problem later on, especially since I weight less than 150 lbs. I only found out when I moved out of my apartment and saw the damage to the dry wall. I'm still waiting to see if I'm going to get billed for the damage. Potentially. Most of the damage caused by mine was on the dry wall above the door frame where the horizontal bar braces against the wall. There is bolt on each side and the middle has foam padding to prevent those bolts from touching the wall. Unfortunately, after about a year or so of use, that padding compressed to the point that the bolts started digging into the drywall. Since the padding worked in the beginning, it never occurred to me that it would become a problem later on, especially since I weight less than 150 lbs. I only found out when I moved out of my apartment and saw the... » Read More Potentially. Most of the damage caused by mine was on the dry wall above the door frame where the horizontal bar braces against the wall. There is bolt on each side and the middle has foam padding to prevent those bolts from touching the wall. Unfortunately, after about a year or so of use, that padding compressed to the point that the bolts started digging into the drywall. Since the padding worked in the beginning, it never occurred to me that it would become a problem later on, especially since I weight less than 150 lbs. I only found out when I moved out of my apartment and saw the damage to the dry wall. I'm still waiting to see if I'm going to get billed for the damage. « Show Less
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It really depends on how much clearance you have above the door. In my opinion, even if it does close, it's likely going to damage the top of the door frame. I personally, don't think you'll be happy with it.
936761
The door does, the motor, though burn the very first time I turned it on :(
360070
No, not from our experience. The sun shines directly on our front door and it has not affected it.
797069
It is padded I have not yet noticed any damage to my door and its been on there for about 2 weeks now. The padding is a little thin but there is room if you want to add more you could.
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It can be around the frame, however if you use additional weather seals around the door it should be fine. We have yet to go through a winter with ours though. So far we are very pleased with our purchase.
1435916
I would think that you could damage a door if it were not sturdy.But, more importantly you could damage yourself.
1240038
Surely not. If a heavy kick can break a dead bolt out of a door frame then it would also break the bond of liquid nails.
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As other responders have posted, the door or knob would fail long before this bar would. It is a very heavy gauge steel and unlike other bars with plastic parts, this bar is incredibly heavy duty in construction. Any force sufficient to cause it to fail would have broken through your door supporting structures long before the bar would fail. Since door frames and doors are not indestructible, I use this primarily as a means for slowing entry and also to increase the sounds of someone attempting entry so as to give me more time to prepare and arm myself.
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I had got the product and it doesn't need holes to be installed. but when I saw my friend's door frame I knew that this product would hurt the frame a lot. the frame will be broken in a long term. but if you don't mind, it would still work alright.
2014644
I believe so. It just a foam with a 3M sticker on the back. No reason it shouldn't. The back door itself i don't know, but don't think so.
932694
There are 4 pressure plates 2 for each side that screw into the door frame. does not harm the door frame. hope his answers the question
420918
Probably not because the dog door frame is snapped to the existing screen which is still attached to the door. It needs screen under and around.
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The pressure on the door frame is distributed in 3 points/directions. I've noticed no damage or changes to my door frame/molding. I weight 160 lbs.
940928
No. In fact I couldn't use it for my doors. I live in New Orleans and we have old heavy wood doors. Totally useless.
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I took mine down to fix the velcro strips cause I had put it in the wrong place. When I removed the velcro strips it did not leave a sticky residue around the door frame.
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I don't think so. You just place it around the door frame, so it would just get pushed off when you push the door in