My UPVC front door only deadlocks half way

[darrenracher]

Hi all,

My front door is a upvc door, the problem im having is the handle will only go half way when I push it up, so im unable to lock my door.
Can any one help?
Thanks

 

[crank39]

Sounds like its dropped which is common with pvc doors, it'll need re toeing and heeling OR adjusting with the hinges. There are generally 2 types of hinges, flag and butt, flag have more scope for adjustment and butts are old school now.

Shut the door and look from outside at the 45 degree weld on the door and see that it runs inline in an extended plane through the weld on the frame, if the door is slightly lower then its dropped, if you have flag hinges then get a 6mm allen key underneath each hinge and wind them up equally, do the top one first to jack the door up and then just wind the middle and bottom up just to take the slack out.

A flag hing should look like this........

http://www.dgsupplyline.co.uk/results.php?category_id=11&sub_category_id=80&range_id=229#

Also shows were to adjust

 

[J_N30]

What if they are butt hinges?

 

[HandyHands]

Then you'll need to toe/heel it - a job better left to someone who knows what they are doing. As an interim solution, you could adjust the frame keeps to enable easier locking of the door.