Upvc door won't open?

Thanks for your advice. It turned out the back plate had come off the shaft on the back of the triangular shaped latch tongue. As a result, turning the door handle had no affect and the internal spring kept the tongue in the door frame cutout. For your information, pulling and pushing the door alternately for quite a long time gradually increased the gap at the extremities of pull/push as the tongue migrated into the hole in the frame leaving just the shaft as the obstruction - the door eventually pulled past this shaft and opened. I'll need a new latch mechanism...but thankfully not a new door.

Frust Rated
August 2008

it sounds like its your latch thats not releasing,try and force the door towards the hinges and might release if not de-glaze door(if you know how)and try again,once opened you will prob need a new lockstrip,you can order one from north west hardware website,but as a quick fix,the latch sometimes has a screw you can unscrew and take lach off so you can use door untill you can get a replacement.hope this helps

shaun www.sdwupvcrepair.co.uk
July 2008