UPVC Door mechanism

sunny_969

Hi,

Hope someone can point me in the right direction.

I have a UPVC porch door, which is split in two.
One side has a handle and lock with key and opens up fully.
The other half is always locked and I am unable to open it.
The only way I can unlock the otherside is by unscrewing 10 screws and then pulling the long flat bar that goes from top to bottom to keep it locked in place.
I'm sure I could replace this "long flat bar" with a sliding lock mechanism.
Anyone point me in the right direction?
Much appreciated.

Locknut

If you could post a picture of both doors inc locking mech's in place I will try and advise.

sunny_969

Thanks, I will take some pics over the weekend and post them on here on monday.
sunny

sunny_969

hi,
thanks for the feedback.
but the issue here is not that the door has moved and cannot be opened.
I want to be able to open the other side of the door as and when required without unscrewing all the bolts.
I just need a replacement mechanism that has a lever (slider) that i can move so that I can open the door fully open.
i just need to know what the mechanism is called to replace.

basically the porch door is a double door and only one side opens. the other side is fixed and I want the ability to open the otherside as well to get large items into the house without the need to disassemble the mechanism.