upvc door

[lsm]

My upvc door is hard to close during hot weather. How can I stop this myself or will I have to call an expert?

[Mortartube]

I have the same problem with my UPVC front door. I think that there is very little that can be done and all will be fine when it cools down a bit.

[lsm]

Thanks for the answer I suppose i'll have to put up with it until it starts to cool down.

[kjn2]

Same problem here, have spoke to person in the trade and they have put it down to the door slightly warping (a common problem with upvc under heat, ) I had the same problem last year, the new doors now have more reinforcement in them and do not warp so much, not much we can do, this nice weather wont last too long and the problem will be gone again.(for another year)

[lsm]

I don't want to wish the summer away but the door is getting on my nerves!

[Tweed]

I get the same in my front gate. It closes fine in the winter, but when the temperature increases in the spring/summer it requires a bit of force to close it. I put it down to expansion in hotter temperatures. I don't think there's much you can do about it except get a slightly smaller door fitted.

[Big Al1st]

Yes it is probably due to the hot weather. If the door is a descent one it should have flag hinges which are adjustable and adjusting these could ease the situation.
However I do not recommend any one who knows nothing about these doors to attempt adjusting the doors themselves.
If it is really bad check to see if there is a guarantee. Most reputable companies give a ten year guarantee and they may send someone out to adjust the doors for you.
Also most descent doors due have box steel or aluminium re-inforcing which helps the situation.
If the doors are woodgrain, then re-inforcing is mandatory in order to prevent severe bowing in extreme heat.
As the weather cools down the problem will probably disappear.

[funkymoped]

ive got the opposite problem...
in severley cold weather, my front door becomes difficult to close...

[Big Al1st]

Hi funky. Same thing. If you have adjustable hinges you may be able to overcome the problem. But dont try it yourself unless you know what you are doing rgds Al

[Big Al1st]

One problem can occur when adjusting doors without experience is that after adjusting the door:-
a) the door does not line up properly and you will see gaps around some of the edges
b) All the male locking points must line up with the female. For example if you have a nine point locking system then eight male catches must line up with the respective female hole or catches. The dead bolt does not usually cause a problem.
If you do attempt to line up the door with allen keys remember how many turns you use so that if necessary you can revert back to the original setting.
The best thing to do is see if the situation gets better when the weather cools down. Rgds Al