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sticking door
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:24 am
by darrow
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
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:35 am
by Lofos-5
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.
A.
Re: sticking door
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:36 am
by WHL
darrow 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!
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 door
Re: sticking door
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:40 am
by cyprusmax47
As you have a gap at the top, I would just put one little washer (1-2 mm) where the hinges are...
Max
Re: sticking door
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:13 am
by darrow
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
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:27 am
by WHL
darrow wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:13 am
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.
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
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:29 am
by bromerzz
Rubber mallet against the opposite edge to where it does not meet and pry away from the edge that is closest.