closing door

2) possible solution.
whack it with a spade........


dj really

 

I was being serious, and hoping that other sensible solutions would be recapped forthwith.

Handyandy - really

 

1. (possible solution) :

Undo the bottom hinge(at the liner, not the door) and
pack
it out 1 - 2mm, then refit it. Loosen the middle
hinge and retighten it not as tight as it was before.
Loosen the top hinge and retighten it, tight.

Handyandy - really
TO PUT AN END TO THIS THREAD THANKS TO ALL THE REPLIES
SPOT ON HANDYANDY THE DOOR NOW STAYS OPEN THANK YOU

 

HORAHHHHH!!
andy now tell him how to close it please.

 

spindlen

for a door to open itself / or close itself IT IS OUT OF VERTICAL. IE the head of the door is over the foot of the door.

The most usual method to cure the problem, is to move the hinges in the lining so the door is vertical. IF the lining is badly cross legged you will have to sort this out first

IF the margins are already equal on the door, the above is the solution to your problem because packing the bottom hinge WILL make the margins unequal.

IF the door margins are not equal on the closing side (and VERY specifically) the closeing margin at the bottom of the door is wider than the closing margin at the top of the door then handyandys solution may work.

I have not used handy andys method before to cure a door that closes or opens itself, i pack hinges only when the margins are unequal (assuming the door has been shot correctly) Handy says it works for him

 

where did that fence come from

 

from the charity shop of course