How to adjust UPVC door hinges?

d0nkeyk0ng

The front porch UPVC door has dropped slightly and the top bit of the door is catching on the locking mechanism. Clearly it needs to be adjusted but rather than calling someone out, I'd like to attempt it myself:

Pic of one of the hinges:






How do I do this?

Rusty_Shackleton

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

How do I do this?

Google 'how to adjust UPVC flag hinges'.

Ectophile

There are normally two different adjustments to try.


A screw on the top of the hinge moves the whole door up and down. You would need to adjust all the hinges to keep it working smoothly.


If you take out the two screws in photo 2, a plate should fall off. Behind that will be another screw to wind the door closer to the hinge or further away. If you adjust all the hinges the same way, you can move the door in and out. Adjust them in opposite directions and you can correct a tilt where the door catches on one corner.