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Door handle

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  • 30-03-2015 11:38pm
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    sillysocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭


    Firstly apologies for the lack of proper terminology.... But of a diy novice.

    One interior door in our house has a problem where the piece attached to the handle doesn't fully reach to give a good close with the piece attached to the door frame. It means that if you push the door without pulling the handle down it still opens, or even if it's really windy out (draughts are probably another issue!)

    Is there anything that can be done to help the door close more securely without having to do any major work?


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    Boaty
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    You just need something to put in between the catch and the doorframe, so that the catch sticks out a bit more in order for the handle piece to go into the catch?


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    d-don
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭d-don


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Firstly apologies for the lack of proper terminology.... But of a diy novice.

    One interior door in our house has a problem where the piece attached to the handle doesn't fully reach to give a good close with the piece attached to the door frame. It means that if you push the door without pulling the handle down it still opens, or even if it's really windy out (draughts are probably another issue!)

    Is there anything that can be done to help the door close more securely without having to do any major work?

    The door has two hinges . One at time remove the screws from a hinge ( the hinge attached to the door Frame and get some csrdboard ( like a cereal box and make it 4 times as thick - then place behind the hinge and screw back in ( same for below hinge ( if too little add more and not enough then add more :)


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