24/08/2026
๐จ EMERGENCY CALL-OUT โ DOOR NOT LOCKING ๐๐ช | JOB COMPLETE โ
Our last emergency call-out before we finish up for the holidays โ a customer contacted us because their door would not lock or secure properly.
๐ On inspection, we found the door was tilted and leaning heavily towards the right-hand side. The door had moved out of alignment, putting serious pressure on the locking points and mechanism.
After speaking with the customer, we learned the door was already fitted before they moved into the property. Unfortunately, when the walls were later built up beside the door, they were actually built partly over the hinge covers. ๐ฌ
This made the adjustment a little more complicated. We had to carefully remove the hinge covers and modify the backs of the caps so that, once the door was properly realigned, we could refit them and still leave everything looking neat and finished. ๐
๐ ๏ธ We got to work:
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Fully adjusted & realigned the door
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Corrected the lean/drop
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Door now sealing properly
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Locking securely again ๐
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Locking mechanism fully oiled & serviced
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Hinge covers modified and neatly refitted
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Everything tested and working perfectly
โ ๏ธ A badly aligned door can become an expensive repair if left too long. When you have to pull or force the handle to get a door to lock, that extra pressure is being transferred directly onto the multipoint locking mechanism. Eventually, the mechanism can fail completely.
Thankfully, we caught this one in time and got everything back working without having to replace the locking mechanism, saving the customer a more expensive repair. ๐ถ๐
Another door repaired and another happy customer for UPVC Window & Door Doctor! ๐๐
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