Adjusting UPVC door?

moneysaver1978

I was giving this UPVC door a clean when I spotted a gap in the bottom corner which obviously isn't good for heating - I felt cold air coming in!

From what I see online about adjusting the door, we would need to take the hinge cover off in order to loosen 4 screws inside before using an Allen key but none seem to have screws securing the cover from the inside side of the door (second photo). Are these the right screws to take the cover off (I need to purchase some kind of flexible screwdriver!)?

The door opens outwards if this makes a difference.








Also the previous owner had a dog so likely made these scratches on the door sill, it looks unsightly. Any recommendations to make the appearance look better?




Thank you as always!

Kiran

To adjust the door you need to put an allen key in the screw shown in your bottom hinge photo and turn in to adjust the hinge position. If it's bad you may well need to adjust more than one hinge. These hinges require periodic adjustment, but the good news is it should only take a few minutes to do.

As for the scratches, you can usually buff these out with a high grit wet and dry paper/pad 

moneysaver1978

Kiran said:

To adjust the door you need to put an allen key in the screw shown in your bottom hinge photo and turn in to adjust the hinge position. If it's bad you may well need to adjust more than one hinge. These hinges require periodic adjustment, but the good news is it should only take a few minutes to do.

As for the scratches, you can usually buff these out with a high grit wet and dry paper/pad 

So you don't need to take the hinge cover off in order to loosen the 4 screws inside? Apparently this was needed (there's even a warning about this), for example in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7uxDb_JFOM&t=160s&ab_channel=InfoZhedWorkshop (from 2:50)

dharm999

Is the hinge on the inside of the door the same as in the YouTube video?  Your pictures suggest not, so the video isn’t giving you correct instructions for your situation

Kiran

Assuming you haven't taken anything off in the photos, the adjustment is accessible as is. No need to dismantle anything. Just insert the allen key and turn it to adjust the door position. You shouldn't need to touch anything else on the hinge.

Can you take a picture of the whole door setup and indicate where the gap is? It might make it easier to determine which adjustment you need to make 

moneysaver1978

Kiran said:

Assuming you haven't taken anything off in the photos, the adjustment is accessible as is. No need to dismantle anything. Just insert the allen key and turn it to adjust the door position. You shouldn't need to touch anything else on the hinge.

Can you take a picture of the whole door setup and indicate where the gap is? It might make it easier to determine which adjustment you need to make 

Thanks for your response! From inside, it's the first photo in my original post (you can see the gap). But here are additional photos from outside:

moneysaver1978

Just to report back - adjusting with an Allen key worked a treat so the door now opens and closes nicely.

Unfortunately it has made no difference to the small gap in the bottom corner. I am still researching to find out how to fix that and hoping that the door isn't warped or something but any ideas are always appreciated.

FreeBear

There are usually some small studs sticking out of the door that engage with catch plates on the frame. These studs are often on eccentric screws, so if you turn them, they will (should) pull the door in a bit tighter.

moneysaver1978

FreeBear said:

There are usually some small studs sticking out of the door that engage with catch plates on the frame. These studs are often on eccentric screws, so if you turn them, they will (should) pull the door in a bit tighter.

Studs like these? https://uuwd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508_090231-scaled.jpg (sorry I am away right now)

FreeBear

moneysaver1978 said:

FreeBear said:

There are usually some small studs sticking out of the door that engage with catch plates on the frame. These studs are often on eccentric screws, so if you turn them, they will (should) pull the door in a bit tighter.

Studs like these? https://uuwd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508_090231-scaled.jpg (sorry I am away right now)

Yup. Those are indeed the type I was thinking of.

moneysaver1978

FreeBear said:

moneysaver1978 said:

FreeBear said:

There are usually some small studs sticking out of the door that engage with catch plates on the frame. These studs are often on eccentric screws, so if you turn them, they will (should) pull the door in a bit tighter.

Studs like these? https://uuwd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508_090231-scaled.jpg (sorry I am away right now)

Yup. Those are indeed the type I was thinking of.

Thanks FreeBear! i tried but no matter how many turns I make, it didn't make any difference sadly.