
sticking door
sticking door
Does anyone know how to adjust a typical cypriot internal door? It is not wood, ( the house is about 15 years old). It seems to have dropped. There is a gap at the top but the bottom is sticking. It lifts off the 3 hinges , which seem to be embedded in the frame. They are quite small and remind me of a pipe shape. The DIY store says they are screw in but I aam not sure, or how to adjust. I think this is a case of (hopefully) not a big job when you know how! Any advice appreciated and thanks! 

Re: sticking door
Lift the door off the hinges and add a few washers at each hinge. This will lift the door by a few mm and should help.
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A.
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any chance of putting a photo of the hinges ..it will help to give you some advice, if its what i think you can get some plastic washers , lift the door off, put the washers on the hinge, and replace the doordarrow wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:24 am Does anyone know how to adjust a typical cypriot internal door? It is not wood, ( the house is about 15 years old). It seems to have dropped. There is a gap at the top but the bottom is sticking. It lifts off the 3 hinges , which seem to be embedded in the frame. They are quite small and remind me of a pipe shape. The DIY store says they are screw in but I aam not sure, or how to adjust. I think this is a case of (hopefully) not a big job when you know how! Any advice appreciated and thanks!![]()
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Re: sticking door
As you have a gap at the top, I would just put one little washer (1-2 mm) where the hinges are...
Max
Max
Re: sticking door
Sorry, I think I have not explained it very well. The problem is at the side of the door where it meets the frame. When the door is "closed", there is a a gap where it meets the frame at the top, but the bottom fouls the frame and will not close.
Re: sticking door
OK if its the screw in hinges it sounds like the lower one has come out a bit, take the door of and try to screw it in a bit more
Re: sticking door
Rubber mallet against the opposite edge to where it does not meet and pry away from the edge that is closest.