How can I fix my upvc front door?

I've had the same problem 5 times and each time the double glazing company have replaced the door panel. The problem was down to the design of the panel and the position(south facing). Our design was a square protruding panel and after 5 months you could fit a £1 coin inside the crack. There is no way of preventing the crack from becoming worse you have to replace the panel with a more rounded edge on the design.

Tracey McNulty
June 2008

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Jasen
June 2008

how to fix a double a double glased door

shirley davies
May 2008

these cracks have occured because of the dark colour of your door and where its possitioned,my guess is that when its sunny your door is in direct sunlight for most of the day,with it being dark plastic it attracts the heat causing your panel to swell and in some cases crack the panel,which has happened to your door so if you get some dark silicone and fill gaps this should work as it will stretch when door swells again,if door is guarenteed this should be covered.hope this helps

shaun sdwupvcrepair.co.uk
May 2008

Presumably there isn't any warranty on your door? I'm not sure why these cracks should have appeared but I suppose they aren't stress related or have any effect on structure. Anyway I think I'd be using something like Loctites chemical metal which almost sticks to anything. It dries grey but you can colour it with a permanent marker or something. The problem is finding a product that likes to stick to plastic - the oiliness of which gives many glues a problem. Car body filler would do much the same, I guess.

John
May 2008