Subject: offset hinges for doors and hoyer lifts

[Guest guest]

Hi Lou:

I can't help you with the hoyer hydraulic lift, but I can help you with the offset door hinges. I just got two set's from Mom's about a month ago. We only have two hinges on all the doors we have here at the house, so the two set's did the two door's that I had wanted them for and I can't remember seeing any homes around here that has three door hinges on them. Not even the house that I had in Whitter that was build in 1932. I guess you had to buy extra packages and use the other one's on each of the other doors that you have. Didn't you find that they went on easy and it gave us the 2 inch's that we needed for the electric wheel chair to get pass the frame. I found Mom's was fast to get them to me and they sent me a extra large pill box as a gift. Also they were the best price that I'd found. Glad Charmayne tolded me about this online web for them. They also have the 1-800 Number that I called and asked question of them and that's where I placed my order.

Someone else can answer you question on the hoyer hydraulic lift, many are using them out there.

Hugs

Vera

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Hello All: I know offset hinges have been discussed before, but my mind

needs refreshing. We can get them from Mom's catalog for $19.99 for a 2

hinge pack, but every door we need them for has 3 hinges. Mom's says

people usually use only 2 hinges, but that doesn't sound right to me. What

is the experience out there?

As for the hoyer hydraulic lift, it is a monstrous-looking object, and what

experiences do the group with those? Can I work it all by myself--some

advisors say I need 2 people, others say 1 person can do it. It is

standing at present in the living room waiting for some sturdy souls to be

my guinea pigs.

As usual, I am thankful I can come to the group and get answers.

Lou Reynolds

[Guest guest]

Okay Vera, I will order the off set hinges from Mom's and see what

happens. I don't know why these doors have three hinges--I can't

remember what our well-built house (from 1950) had, but I doubt that

these present doors are heavy--you know how the modern townhouses

are--pretty but not made with the best quality. Thanks very

much. I'[m calling Mom's right now. I have their

catalog. Lou R.At 12:17 PM 6/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:

Hi

Lou:

I can't help you with the hoyer hydraulic lift, but I can help you with

the offset door hinges. I just got two set's from Mom's about a month

ago. We only have two hinges on all the doors we have here at the house,

so the two set's did the two door's that I had wanted them for and I

can't remember seeing any homes around here that has three door hinges on

them. Not even the house that I had in Whitter that was build in 1932. I

guess you had to buy extra packages and use the other one's on each of

the other doors that you have. Didn't you find that they went on easy and

it gave us the 2 inch's that we needed for the electric wheel chair to

get pass the frame. I found Mom's was fast to get them to me and they

sent me a extra large pill box as a gift. Also they were the best price

that I'd found. Glad Charmayne tolded me about this online web for them.

They also have the 1-800 Number that I called and asked question of them

and that's where I placed my order.

Someone else can answer you question on the hoyer hydraulic lift, many

are using them out there.

Hugs

Vera

*************************

Hello All: I know offset hinges have been discussed before, but my mind

needs refreshing. We can get them from Mom's catalog for $19.99 for a 2

hinge pack, but every door we need them for has 3 hinges. Mom's says

people usually use only 2 hinges, but that doesn't sound right to me.

What

is the experience out there?

As for the hoyer hydraulic lift, it is a monstrous-looking object, and

what

experiences do the group with those? Can I work it all by myself--some

advisors say I need 2 people, others say 1 person can do it. It is

standing at present in the living room waiting for some sturdy souls to

be

my guinea pigs.

As usual, I am thankful I can come to the group and get answers.

Lou Reynolds

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[Guest guest]

Lou,

Older houses (say pre-1970) had solid doors and three hinges. Newer

homes usually have hollow doors and only require 2 hinges. I would buy

two sets and try to sell the extra hinge here on the list to someone

else needing three hinges.

Take care, Bill Werre

[Guest guest]

Lou:

We used a Hoyer lift for Ken for the last six months of his life. I

never had to handle it alone, but out helpers used it all the time and found

it much easier than trying to get Ken to move himself from bed to chair or

chair to bed. Ken seemed to like the ride. If I were you, I would visit a

medical supply house and try one out. I know that one of our helpers had

trouble with his back, and it saved him a lot of pain. it is indeed a very

cumbersome contraption, but for us it was a Godsend.

Barbara