Anyone know of a product to stop my french doors blowing of the hinges

startrekker

As the title says, we have had some nice new French doors fitted that open outwards and wonder if there is such a product that looks nice to stop them being blown back from their hinges. The doors open to 90 degrees and there is wall either side of them if that helps on the ideas.....Thanks in advance

Poppycat

God I forgot what they call it something 'door stays' or something like that, we had it fitted to ours last years its just a metal sliding thing that when doors open it wont open it wont bang against anything

Poppycat

Found this

Not what we had though

http://www.handles4doors.co.uk/Ironmongery-Door-Fittings/Cabin-Cleat-Hooks/sc643.aspx

startrekker

Thanks Poppycat, they wont do im afraid, perhaps something along the lines of a rope or something similar which would tie onto the handle would be better for me, many thanks for looking though

Poppycat

The metal stays we had were fitted after patio doors were by same company it consisted of a gold coloured metal plate fitted to the frame and the very top part which you dont normally see on the door, it didnt take long to fit, I cant find anything on net that looks similar though

agent_orange_2

startrekker wrote: »

As the title says, we have had some nice new French doors fitted that open outwards and wonder if there is such a product that looks nice to stop them being blown back from their hinges. The doors open to 90 degrees and there is wall either side of them if that helps on the ideas.....Thanks in advance

We had french doors fitted a week ago. Our installer put a hook/eye for each door to the wall. Our doors open 180 degrees. I assume your doors don't open to the wall on either side?

startrekker

agent_orange wrote: »

We had french doors fitted a week ago. Our installer put a hook/eye for each door to the wall. Our doors open 180 degrees. I assume your doors don't open to the wall on either side?

No they only open to 90 degrees, so I would need something long to hook it to the wall.

startrekker

Poppycat wrote: »

The metal stays we had were fitted after patio doors were by same company it consisted of a gold coloured metal plate fitted to the frame and the very top part which you dont normally see on the door, it didnt take long to fit, I cant find anything on net that looks similar though

I think i se what you mean, I will have a bit more of a hunt around, mind you if you dont know what you are looking for you will never find it :rotfl:

silvercar

Things that don't look nice are easier.

How about an eye on each door near the top and then a rope the width of the opening with a hook at each end?

Or a piece of string looped round the two handles?

Or one of those metal brackets that hanging baskets hang from on the wall with a hook on the door that clips to the hanging basket bracket?

gremlin

I know its not the prettiest of ideas but what about a fancy chain with a hook on it fixed to the wall and then a loop fixed on the top or bottom corners of your french doors? In brass if it matches the handles on your doors?

Then the chain can be left on the wall hooked on itself IYKWIM whan not in use and you just have to hook it on the open door.

Might be worth a try?

Jane x

gremlin

silvercar wrote: »

How about an eye on each door near the top and then a rope the width of the opening with a hook at each end?

This could be a nice idea


and it means you could remove it when you dont need it.

Jane x