Adjusting uPVC Door Hinges
thescullster
We have the same problem with patio doors and back door.
Concentrating on the back door, this appears to have dropped slightly at the
non-hinge side so it now catches when opened/closed.
This suggests some movement at the hinges which is exaggerated by warm
weather!
Pictures of the door and hinge are
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/thescullster/Back_Door.jpg and
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/thescullster/B-Door-Hinge.jpg
Has anyone seen similar to advise on adjusting method please?
TIA
Phil
Andrew Gabriel
The fault is almost certainly incorrect fitting of plastic packers
around the bottom panel. That panel is the only diagonal bracing on
the door, without which it will parallelagram-deform under its own
weight. Unfortunately, this is something very few fitters seem to
understand, so it's a very common fault. This normally applies to
the glass units too, but with your thin vertical glass units, that's
less effective.
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Andrew Gabriel
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shaun
"thescullster" <noe...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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As Andrew said, you probably need to heel and toe the door. Following site
gives some guidance:
thescullster
By adjusting the hinge screws I have managed to get the door to open and
close reliably.
But I had to move it a long way in-at-top out-at-bottom.
Not sure how this parallelogramming will be corrected having two slim panes
at the top and a full width plastic panel at the bottom.
I have seen the heel and toe instruction but not sure how to apply this to
my door.
Any thoughts?
TIA
Phil
George
"shaun" <shau...@RemovEuserThiSmailBiT.com> wrote in message
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teqnique for a non glass door?
"To stop a door dropping the glass itself has to be braced diagonally corner
to corner by the insertion of plastic packers slipped in the gap between the
glass and frame, under the beading. On the hinge side the packers go at the
bottom corner, whilst on the lock side, the packers go at the top (opposite)
corner "
George
"Andrew Gabriel" <and...@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> The fault is almost certainly incorrect fitting of plastic packers
> around the bottom panel. That panel is the only diagonal bracing on
> the door, without which it will parallelagram-deform under its own
> weight. Unfortunately, this is something very few fitters seem to
> understand, so it's a very common fault. This normally applies to
> the glass units too, but with your thin vertical glass units, that's
> less effective.
>
> --
> Andrew Gabriel
> [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]
(Pedant mode on)
Thought it didn't look right.
Parallelogram.
/hides behind couch
