uPVC door - slamming!

[mchu6am4]

Hi,

I have an external uPVC door that opens outwards full 180 degrees. Unfortunately, in windy conditions the door can slam very very hard, nearly taking the frame/hinges out!

At the moment, I have bricks stacked behind as door stop...is there anything I put on it to dampen it? I was thinking of bolting some kind of post (with rubber protection) into the ground to act as a stop (although the door will bash into this then!)

Any suggestions please....?

Thanks, Ash

 

[Diyisfun]

Are you looking to keep the door open?

If you dont want to screw into the door, fix a hook to the wall, get a piece of chain/string, make a loop & hook it over the door handle (this will be the handle that is inside when the door is shut..

 

[mchu6am4]

Are you looking to keep the door open?

If you dont want to screw into the door, fix a hook to the wall, get a piece of chain/string, make a loop & hook it over the door handle (this will be the handle that is inside when the door is shut..

No I don't want to keep it open...I just want to protect it from slamming when I open it...its my front door to the house..

 

[crank39]

Im confused, are you trying to stop the wind opening the door or slamming it shut?

 

[mchu6am4]

Sorry...slamming it open when I open it and let go off it...I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow..

 

[crank39]

In that case you need one of these, a 90 degree restrictor, although it will go to about 100

http://www.dgsupplyline.co.uk/results.php?category_id=11&sub_category_id=74

 

[mchu6am4]

plz see image[/img]

 

[mchu6am4]

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• mchu6am4
• 2 Sep 2010
• 1

 

[Tigger90]

My front door also slams shut when the back door is open creating a wind tunnel effect, but my problem is that the door latch does not "catch" in the frame. The handle does feel quiet floppy with no resistance.

Do I need a new lock?