I am thinking of putting a door closer on my outward opening uPVC patio door but am concerned that screwing into uPVC wouldn’t provide a robust solution. I see ‘mounting plates’ are sometimes recommended to give a better solution but can’t find any details of how to fix the mounting plate to uPVC, if it’s screwed on then that seems to raise the same problem; can anyone enlighten me? Or offer an alternative idea..
Fixing door closer to uPVC door
- Thread starter KateMoss
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Yes, exactly that.
In the past, I have seen people recommending that bolts running through the door (inside to out) are used.
That sounds pretty ugly though.
Perhaps contact a manufacturer of door closers such as Briton.
It might be the case that @crank39 will be able to give you definitive advice.
Oh, and have you checked to make sure that that you will not need a key to open the door once it closes?
If the frame was reinforced it'd be OK, otherwise yes through bolts are probably the way to go, perhaps with white plastic bolt caps on the outside? Assuming there's actually enough space to get bolts through ....
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