We see a lot of upvc doors dropping over time which is similar to a wooden door warping as the same issue applies to both doors.
Upvc door wont lock when shut.
Trying to repair a upvc door that won t lock is hard and frankly sometimes impossible.
Dowse the door with cool water or pat around the outer sections of the door with a cold damp cloth.
A locksmith will usually just charge a labour price for this sort of job likely to be from 65 per hour.
If you find your door is rattling when closed or if it isn t catching when being pushed shut it may be that you need to adjust the door latch.
Should your upvc door not lock when closed shut this is due to alignment and in most cases is easy to fix either by adjusting the lock strike keep or roller points or by adjusting the door hinges.
The door drops or moves over time and ends up moving the locking points to the point the door doesn t lock anymore.
Get a professional to fix the upvc door for you.
So no matter if your door has dropped or the locking mechanism decided to break don t worry as we ve got a solution for every problem.
During particularly cold or particularly hot months your upvc door may have contracted or expanded slightly causing it to not close properly.
My upvc door won t lock when hot high temperatures and direct sunlight can make a upvc door expand so hot weather could throw the door out of alignment slightly.