AboutBill Hutson Expertise Founder and President of Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
I have extensive expertise pertaining to cost effective rehabilitation and repair in older homes as well as all phases of newer residential construction.
Experience Remodel and rehab contractor from 1979 to 1993 specializing in restaurant remodel and home restoration.
Jobsite troubleshooter assisting residential contractors through KA Components, Mid America Truss, and Kerkhoff Associates from 1993 until 2002. Contractors' consultant 1990 to present. Used as a construction expert in the local court system. Registered contractor with The Fedral Government, FEMA and several insurance companies. Master Carpenter at Table Talk Ministries a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for those who could not ohterwise afford to have them done.
Organizations Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
www.tabletalkministries.org
Founder/President.
Publications Features have been published in
Fleet Owner's Magazine,
Trucker's News Magazine,
The Daily Clintonian Newspaper,
The Hoosier Topics Newspaper, and The Banner Graphic Newspaper several times.
We have also done features on WKJK and WREB radio stations.
WXIN 59 Indianapolis,
WTHI 10 Terre Haute
Education/Credentials Northwestern State University
Awards and Honors "Make a Difference Award" from
WTHI channel 10 in Terre Haute Indiana.
We have recently received the Fueling Good prize from Citgo where we won free gas for a year,
that will help us in our efforts to make homes warm, safe and dry for our elderly and disabled neighbors.
We were recently featured on WXIN 59 in Indianapolis on their "Paying it Forward" segment, mainly because I pay for 90% of the repairs that Table Talk makes from my own pocket.
Past/Present Clients We focus our attention to the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
We are receiving clients from 1 Federal and 5 State Agencies,
9 different public and private organizations plus multiple churches and hospitals.
Question I would like to repair our external metal storm/screen door instead of
replacing it. The only problem with the door is that the door has stripped
itself off of the screws in the door hinges. I saw other postings that gave
advice on repairing stripped wood doors. Is there a similar glue/fill material
approach for metal doors? Also, my young son kept taking apart the swing
arm that kept the door from slamming shut, so we removed it. I'm guessing
this is why the door has stripped its hinges? Your advice would be very
appreciated - even if it is just "get a new door". (We just replaced the storm
glass and screens so would like to avoid replacing, if possible.) Thank you!
Answer Caryn,
You have a couple things you can try, use larger screws, fill the holes with a metallic putty, then redrill the holes, (they use this putty to repair gas tanks, you get it at the auto parts store), or, you could redrill new holes next to the current holes and put in new screws.
If none of those work out, then you'll have to get a new door.
You can get one cheap at the rehab stores, Habitat has one, I know in Indy there are 4 or 5 rehab stores that sell used and new building materials.
