Trying to repair a upvc door that won t lock is hard and frankly sometimes impossible.
Upvc door wont lock when shut.
Get a professional to fix the upvc door for you.
Dowse the door with cool water or pat around the outer sections of the door with a cold damp cloth.
The door drops or moves over time and ends up moving the locking points to the point the door doesn t lock anymore.
During particularly cold or particularly hot months your upvc door may have contracted or expanded slightly causing it to not close properly.
A locksmith will usually just charge a labour price for this sort of job likely to be from 65 per hour.
There could be something stuck such as part of a door mat at the bottom edge of the door stopping it from closing.
Should your upvc door not lock when closed shut this is due to alignment and in most cases is easy to fix either by adjusting the lock strike keep or roller points or by adjusting the door hinges.
Once you ve checked the door and frame make sure you have a look underneath the door.
We see a lot of upvc doors dropping over time which is similar to a wooden door warping as the same issue applies to both doors.
So no matter if your door has dropped or the locking mechanism decided to break don t worry as we ve got a solution for every problem.