Just been trying to sort an old upvc door out (no idea of actual age)
It's only part glazed so doubt it's majorly heavy, but I'm guessing it dropped on the lock side a little.
It had been hard to lock for a while.
When looking at the door alone, the handle is a bit floppy and when you lift it up the four deadlocks hooks come out but they progressively come out less (ie the top one comes all the way out, the next is nearly fully out, by the time you get to the bottom one it's only half way out) - if you give it a sharp pull they all come out all the way.
When the door is closed though even a sharp pull won't get them to come out all the way so the key won't turn to lock the door.
I've tried adjusting them as much as possible but haven't had a huge amount of luck. If I take the keeps off altogether then it will lock with the deadbolts out, as soon as I put one back in (any one) then it will no longer lock with the deadbolts out.
I looked at the hinges for adjustment but I'm not sure there is any.
On each hinge there is two grub screws, one on the lower part pointing so it is easy to undo with the door open, the other one points into the wall so it is impossible to turn without removing the door and hinges.
But on other doors I've seen you undo the grub screw then turn an adjuster in the top or bottom of the hinge - these don't have them - it's just a plain metal pin.
Any way to adjust this or is it time for a new door?
The hinges are similar to this one:
https://www.upvc-hardware.co.uk/hinges/butt-fit-upvc-door-hinges/simonswerk-butt-fit-hinge
It's only part glazed so doubt it's majorly heavy, but I'm guessing it dropped on the lock side a little.
It had been hard to lock for a while.
When looking at the door alone, the handle is a bit floppy and when you lift it up the four deadlocks hooks come out but they progressively come out less (ie the top one comes all the way out, the next is nearly fully out, by the time you get to the bottom one it's only half way out) - if you give it a sharp pull they all come out all the way.
When the door is closed though even a sharp pull won't get them to come out all the way so the key won't turn to lock the door.
I've tried adjusting them as much as possible but haven't had a huge amount of luck. If I take the keeps off altogether then it will lock with the deadbolts out, as soon as I put one back in (any one) then it will no longer lock with the deadbolts out.
I looked at the hinges for adjustment but I'm not sure there is any.
On each hinge there is two grub screws, one on the lower part pointing so it is easy to undo with the door open, the other one points into the wall so it is impossible to turn without removing the door and hinges.
But on other doors I've seen you undo the grub screw then turn an adjuster in the top or bottom of the hinge - these don't have them - it's just a plain metal pin.
Any way to adjust this or is it time for a new door?
The hinges are similar to this one:
https://www.upvc-hardware.co.uk/hinges/butt-fit-upvc-door-hinges/simonswerk-butt-fit-hinge
