How To Fix A Broken Upvc Door Lock

It can be quite a scary thought when your front or back doors stop locking correctly.

How to fix a broken upvc door lock.

Where the lock is found within the door itself. The outer frame and the inner panel. Fix any cracked u pvc wooden or plastic frames that have been damaged by a faulty lock during u pvc door lock repairs. Checking the connection between the locking mechanism gearbox and the shoot bolts.

Repairing a jammed or stuck upvc window. Composite door locks on front and back doors jammed or broken. Especially if you can t get a locksmith to come out to fix your broken door you may have to be stuck in your home until you can get someone out to fix your door. The replacement of the locking mechanism gearbox as lugs can break off within the gearbox.

The repair will usually involve either. Hiring a professional upvc door repair specialist will cost you money but if the job is purely lock based it can usually be done and dusted within a couple of hours so there s no reason not to call and get them round as soon as you realise there s a problem. My customer was extremely pleased as this repair was a fraction of the cost of a new door. There are a few things that can be done to help maintain your upvc lock.

Freeing up or replacing the shootbolts and rollers. Broken upvc door lock mechanism. Mortice locks sometimes referred to as chubb locks. Broken spring mechanism if your upvc door won t open or isn t closing as it should there could be a problem with the lock s spring mechanism.

Replace any glass panels in doors where a jammed lock has caused cracks or hairline fractures to appear during patio door lock repair u pvc window lock repair or ordinary window lock repairs. How to open the door. If you find your upvc door lock mechanism broken a technical expert might be the best person to call to sort the matter quickly and incurring minimal damage. Door lock repair locks we can repair.

Upvc doors are made up of 2 parts.