Hi all,
Without getting too deep into the background as it's boring and lengthy, my front door is as per the attached picture. We have had this for 18 months and it has never operated properly.
It can be very difficult to open, requiring pressing the door closed, hard, to turn the lock. I have found that lifting the sash by the long handle makes it considerably easier to operate.
The hinges seem to be fully adjusted already to lift the sash yet as you can see from the photo, the sash is still sagging to the opening side.
During the time we have had the door, the hinges have been replaced as they lost all their paint on the closing surfaces, and at least 10 adjustment attempts to make the door easier to use.
The panel within the door is aluminium both sides with foam in the middle. This had to be resprayed twice due to careless repair work, and during those times plywood was installed instead - the door was easy to operate during those times.
So, I am hoping the experts on here can advise as to what may be the issues?
- Is an aluminium panel too heavy for a PVC door? I'd think not as french doors are often full of glass?!
- Why does the sash seem to be out of square, and what could cause this?
FYI, the locking mechanism is a 'Stronghold' type apparently.
Any advice gratefully received, as we are now in dispute with the supplier and are asking for a replacement door.
Thanks!
Without getting too deep into the background as it's boring and lengthy, my front door is as per the attached picture. We have had this for 18 months and it has never operated properly.
It can be very difficult to open, requiring pressing the door closed, hard, to turn the lock. I have found that lifting the sash by the long handle makes it considerably easier to operate.
The hinges seem to be fully adjusted already to lift the sash yet as you can see from the photo, the sash is still sagging to the opening side.
During the time we have had the door, the hinges have been replaced as they lost all their paint on the closing surfaces, and at least 10 adjustment attempts to make the door easier to use.
The panel within the door is aluminium both sides with foam in the middle. This had to be resprayed twice due to careless repair work, and during those times plywood was installed instead - the door was easy to operate during those times.
So, I am hoping the experts on here can advise as to what may be the issues?
- Is an aluminium panel too heavy for a PVC door? I'd think not as french doors are often full of glass?!
- Why does the sash seem to be out of square, and what could cause this?
FYI, the locking mechanism is a 'Stronghold' type apparently.
Any advice gratefully received, as we are now in dispute with the supplier and are asking for a replacement door.
Thanks!