Hi,

My uPVC front door leans slightly on its hinges. It still closes and
locks, but when open it leans slightly, which makes the bottom corner
rub against the door frame when I close it -- and it does need a gentle
shove to get it fully closed.

I can't say much about the hinges; they have plastic covers, which
presumably come off somehow.

Is this potentially something I can fix myself, or should I get the
double-glazing people in?

Thanks
- Ian

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On Apr 2, 3:12*pm, Ian Chard wrote:
Hi,

My uPVC front door leans slightly on its hinges. *It still closes and
locks, but when open it leans slightly, which makes the bottom corner
rub against the door frame when I close it -- and it does need a gentle
shove to get it fully closed.

I can't say much about the hinges; they have plastic covers, which
presumably come off somehow.

Is this potentially something I can fix myself, or should I get the
double-glazing people in?

If the hinges need adjusting, get the covers off and there are
probably a few allen head adjusting bolts. That's how I did mine.
Covers might be held by a small grubscrew in the bottom edge.

If the frame itself has "settled", I don't know.

MBQ

On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 07:44:08 -0700 (PDT), "Man at B&Q"
wrote:

On Apr 2, 3:12*pm, Ian Chard wrote:
Hi,

My uPVC front door leans slightly on its hinges. *It still closes and
locks, but when open it leans slightly, which makes the bottom corner
rub against the door frame when I close it -- and it does need a gentle
shove to get it fully closed.

I can't say much about the hinges; they have plastic covers, which
presumably come off somehow.

Is this potentially something I can fix myself, or should I get the
double-glazing people in?

If the hinges need adjusting, get the covers off and there are
probably a few allen head adjusting bolts. That's how I did mine.
Covers might be held by a small grubscrew in the bottom edge.

If the frame itself has "settled", I don't know.

Is it that the door has dropped because (possibly) it wasn't wedged
properly in the first place?

If It is then I think it's a matter of de-glazing / paneling, applying
the appropriate wedges (shims?) in the right corners (lower inner and
upper outer?) and re-glazing/paneling again?

T i m

Ian Chard wrote:
Hi,

My uPVC front door leans slightly on its hinges. It still closes and
locks, but when open it leans slightly, which makes the bottom corner
rub against the door frame when I close it -- and it does need a gentle
shove to get it fully closed.

I can't say much about the hinges; they have plastic covers, which
presumably come off somehow.

Is this potentially something I can fix myself, or should I get the
double-glazing people in?

Thanks
- Ian

The hinge covers pop off, then you can adjust the mechanisms


NT