Rotherham patio door repairs

The repair of uPVC patio doors

The term patio doors covers French doors, sliding doors, single doors and bifold doors now. They are more often the doors that lead into the garden or onto a paved patio area.  Construction can be uPVc, aluminium, and timber. SF locksmiths are specialists in Rotherham patio doors and are here to help.

Faults that might arise with uPVC patio doors

• Door not locking – misalignment
• Jammed mechanism – door closed
• Drafts & leaks
• Snapped keys

Door not locking

The most common fault is struggling to lock your patio doors. The initial cause is alignment; the doors will move over time. Hot summers cause expansion, and micro-movements occur. Along comes winter and contraction and more movements occur. Strong winds grab outside opening doors and again chances of movement. Over time  the doors don’t line up anymore. You are now forcing that handle to lock and daylight is coming through the edges.

It’s time for SF Locksmiths to service your patio door before it’s too late. There should be no reason we can’t return your patio doors to how they were. Do not leave this too late or the result…

Jammed door mechanism

The result of forcing the handle will be a broken lock. In our trade, we refer to the secure holding of the doors via a multipoint lock as “mech.” This is the long strip that is down the edge of the door that locks into the opposing frame. They come in various setups and from different manufacturers. Do not think they are standard and it’s an easy fix, this is definitely  one area left to a professional. One good thing is the parts’ availability. Great suppliers give access, enabling guaranteed repairs.

Are you concerned that you cannot repair the closed door? This will not cause us a problem and what we deal with all the time. The door is open and insecure? The nature of our work is emergency call-outs, we operate on a day by day basis and can be with you today.

Drafts & leaks

The original issue of misalignment can lead to the doors not being airtight. Cold air coming in or even warm air escaping! You are losing hard-earned money now and you are cold. In theory, there should be no reason that we can not get your patio doors back to how they were. The hinges are the starting point and then the panel or glass. If you imagine a picture frame holding a photo- it needs properly fixing otherwise it goes scewwiff and looks wrong. uPVC patio doors are the same, they have to be fixed within the centre panel to keep them square. Adjustment of the hinges is not the only adjustment that is required to achieve a smooth closing patio door.

Snapped key in patio door

You need to realise that the handle has to travel before you can turn the key. If your door has misaligned and to turn the key needs force. The result will be a snapped key but we can help. SF Locksmith can extract the broken bit without any explanation, and if there is a spare key, they will sort you out. If you need a new barrel, you can replace it and upgrade it to a high-security anti-snap lock. We will service the door, so it should not be a problem anymore.

Do not replace your door

Do not replace your patio door until you get a quote from our Rotherham locksmith. You might be surprised. Our charges are much lower than a patio door replacement. My work and materials are generally guaranteed for two years and if the doors are not fixed we won’t charge you.