Thanks for that. Just bought a new house with exactly this issue. Dropping the rail a few mil worked perfectly.

Well, gave it a go an hour ago. Worked great. Thanks Dave. What I would say is that this is a good solution if the lock recess strip is a good 10mm out. If its only 5mm or so, its probably best to adjust hinges. You can confirm this by opening door, put in locked position, and mark where the inside of the lock 'hook' sits relative to the recess its meant to go in. If its only slightly out, moving the strip will mean the new holes you make with the screws will be too close to the old ones which could cause a real mess. The other thing to note is that whilst its fine to use a power bit, stop before the screw is fully in, and finish with a screwdriver to avoid stripping the frame with the screws. Some minor adjustment of hinges may be required to get it just right (mine did), plus the usual adjustments on the strip so the door shuts snug without rattles. Hope that helps someone.

Great stuff. It's new years day and my door handle wouldn't even lift this time. Decided to give it a go and it worked. U saved me at least 200 quid calling someone out. Thank you sir

My door was stuck for months. Did this and now it locks SO EASILY! great video

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, happy to help 👍🏼

This has been a life saver, going on holiday tomorrow got my 18 year old niece staying to watch the dog and the back door decides its not locking.done this at one in morning and good as new. Thankyou

Worked a treat thank you! I had little plastic screw plugs behind the plate which all fell off, but with a little persuasion I was able to loosely re-attach them after a practise run. (in my case 3 screws to hold plate in position and try the lock). I lined up the handle lock and catch on the plate which automatically aligned the top and bottom hook catches. Very happy!

Just done the fit. Absolutely brilliant thank you.

Thanks so much for this video, saved our door, patience and pocket!! 👏🏻

Terrific video - thanks Dave, fixed my kitchen door and it now locks just fine.

Worked like a Charm! Our back door is now fixed! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Another one bite the dust 👍🏼 glad I could help

Brilliant instruction. Door now locks/unlocks. All done in 20 minutes. Thank you DIY Dave.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Yes yes, champion workmanship 😉

Dave, thank you so much! Another one here with exactly this problem and followed your instructions (moved the latch plate 4mm up) angled the screws away from the old holes and voila! Can’t believe it worked XD Your locksmith mates are going to hate you for doing them out of easy cash 😉😄

@diydave1142

Жыл бұрын

Well done for giving it a go. Easy peezi 👍🏼

Absolutely marvellous information Dave the door is now as good as new pal,Thanks,Steve.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help and it’s pretty easy once you know how 👍🏼

Mate you just saved my £85 pounds just right now After I watched the very helpful video I got my door fix myself wowwww That’s a lot

@diydave1142

Жыл бұрын

Well done for giving it a go 👍🏼👍🏼

I was worried about calling someone out or taking the lock to pieces, this terrific bit of alteration will save me time and money

Thank you DIY Dave!!!

Brilliant. Just helped me sort my front door. 100% fixed. Thanks for posting the vid 👍

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help 👍🏼

Had the same problem but my strips can't be adjusted like yours but by simply loosening the strip in the frame AND in the door, allowed enough movement for the locks to engage again. Tightened up all the screws and locks working great. Thanks for taking the time to show this because it gave me the confidence to try myself.

@diydave1142

Жыл бұрын

No problem, it’s an easy process once you get your head around all the screws 👍🏼

Hi Dave. Can't thank you enough. We were having some trouble with the locking system. You saved us a lot of trouble and money. Keep up the good work. Blessings.

@diydave1142

Ай бұрын

Sometimes just giving it a go is the hardest part. But I was actually quite simple 😀 check out my new videos 👍🏼

Thankyou Dave for this…just fixed mine with relative ease! ❤

@diydave1142

Жыл бұрын

Hi, another satisfied customer. Well done for empowering yourself to have a go 👍🏼

Thank you so much, I have just managed to fixed mine. Greatly Appreciated 👍

Great video. Thanks!

Thank you so much for the vid, I am sure you just saved me a £100. I am very much a DIY novice but I followed your instructions and the door is locking perfectly 👍

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Well done mate, it’s simple once you know how

Thanks for posting!

Thanks Dave!it worked!easy fixed.

Absolutely brilliant!

Thanks. Worked beautifully.

Cheers Bud sorted my exact same problem out😄

thanks, I fixed my door now.

Worked a charm... thanks

Thanks Dave did what you said worked first time thanks. Alan

Thanks great video and saved over £100 door now perfect cheers

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Great news, it’s actually simple once you know how to do it. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

Brilliant, fixed my door following what you said, nice one :)

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Result, well done you 👍🏼

Great video, I will be giving that a go this coming weekend. Have been quoted £90+VAT so hoping to save a few quid which after Xmas would be excellent. Thanks again

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

So great to hear its gonna save you a few quid. Let me know how it goes 👍

Finally the one with the screwdriver agreed to watch this film, and guess what? the door now closes and locks without my having to arm wrestle it every time I go out. Thanks for this.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

So glad I could be of assistance 👍🏼

I never knew it was this easy, thank you. I'm gonna try and do it myself and save calling the guy out to fix it

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

let me know how you get on :D

Spot on job done thanks 👍

It worked for me THANKS!

God dam thank you man. Have been trying to lock my girlfriends parents house for the last hour ffs just have to yank it up hard and lock easy, only took ten seconds of your video lol

Great help thank you

A great video, thank you so much for this information, top man !!!!

@diydave1142

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you Dave! Just saved my day… (subscription added)

@diydave1142

3 ай бұрын

Brill

Worked brilliantly for me. To get the best position for the moved plate I put a piece of masking tape on the doorjamb and marked the positions of all the levers locked/unlocked and then split the difference, old plate was set about 10mm too low.

@diydave1142

Ай бұрын

That’s a great idea. Well done for giving it a go. Check out my new videos 👍🏼

Did what he said. Job well done. Thanks

Cheers Dave this worked a treat !

@diydave1142

Ай бұрын

Woo hoo, great stuff. Check out my new videos 👍🏼

Perfect video mate

How do you know if you need to go down or up?

Got as far as removing the strip but couldn’t drive the screws into new positions. Is this because my little Bosch cordless screwdriver is not powerful enough or do I need to. Pre drill holes before driving? To be honest in the video it looks as if you are driving screws back into the original holes .

Amazing thank you - how does this work if you only have a small lock area?

Thanks mate

What about if you have the same issue but the problem is on the actual door? Can any adjustments be made?

jesus christ that music ramped up to 10000db from nowhere

Daughter has just moved house and has just this issue. Is it just trial and error in deciding whether it needs moving up or down ? Hers is literally a couple of mil out I guess as its 90% engaged then you need some elbow grease. I’m terms of all the screws with such a minor adjustment how do you go about finding a fresh place to screw into or that the plate doesn’t slip into the old screw holes ? Thanks

Dave this is brilliant & seems so simple but will it work the same (as in, is it the same problem/issue) if I can lift the handle & the bolt shoots but I then can’t turn the key to lock it?! When the door is open the handle lifts to the same position & I can fully turn the key to the lock position but as soon as the door is closed, the key won’t turn enough to lock 🤷🏻‍♀️ Any tips gratefully received!!

@diydave1142

2 ай бұрын

You need to open door, pull handles up, then close the door to and mark on the frame with a pencil the location of the door lock, open door and then adjust the frame locking mechanism to be within those lines 👍🏼

How do you fix one where the handle won't go all the way up when the door is open ? Alignment on the frame side it's fine , on the door mechanism itself the handle doesn't quite get to the locking position even when the doors open

Hi Dave would this apply to a patio door that has the same problem? The handle won’t lift up to the locking position.

@diydave1142

Ай бұрын

Hay, it should do, give it a try and see how you get on 👍🏼

My handle isn't connected to the latch ia that easy to fix,got to pull the handle down then turn the lock bit under the handle.thanks

A CLOSE UP VIEW WOULD BE GREAT

What would cause it to move if its screwed in place? My door wont look atm so i’ll be trying this

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, it’s the best from sun, it expands the plastic of the door, gets smaller when it cools down 👍🏼

Are the screws boring new holes in the adjusted position? What happens if they're too close to the original holes?

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Ye new holes, if they too close you need to put them at angles to hit new plastic 👍🏼

@jamesmcmanus7656

2 жыл бұрын

@@diydave1142 thanks

How do you know where to move it to? I know mine isn’t right but how do I tell if it’s too low or high?

@diydave1142

3 ай бұрын

Hi, try moving it up 1st, if that doesn’t work then love it down 👍🏼

The mechanism isnt moving in mine keys turning but nothing popping out to lock the door. What do i need to do please. Whenever I call someone out being a woman they charge me an arm and a leg.

Unfortunately this didn’t work for ours, had about 20 cross head screws, and 3/4 stars shaped screws, one of which was rounded off(near the main lock in the middle) so couldn’t adjust the long metal strip, as one screw was still holding it in place. I did however, manage to move both upper and lower parts freely with my hand, whilst the upper and lower sections were pulled away from the door, but the handle still wouldn’t budge. The problem seems to be by the handle area, but I’ve took the handles off, can’t see anything I can adjust there, as it’s inside the actual door. I sprayed lots of wd40 on it after putting it back together, it’s a lot better after oiling, but this only lasts a few days before the handle gets stuck again. So annoying, been quoted £60 for the local lock smiths to come out, not including any parts they may need to replace

@patriciagallacher2905

5 ай бұрын

Tells you not to use wd40 on doors,look up one for doors.

I can see myself making a million new holes

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

It’s very easy, give it a go 👍🏼

doors dropped

Hi mate, my door UPVC door handle is not going all the way up, the latches line up ok though, also it fails to push the latches out when we try to lift it even if the door is open (no resistance from anything). If a manually pull a latch or two on the side of the door down the entire run of mechs come forward to the lock position, then if I pull the handle down it brings them back in, but when going up it does not push them back out into the lock position at all even with door open. Inside the handle the square floating centre that the handle bar travels through is very loose and almost spining with the slightest touch. Do you think I need to strip off the entire strip of metal, inspect the inner mech and replace it? I'm guessing its goosed. Thanks in advance for any help.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, the square floating centre has worn out, you can get replacement, it’s pretty easy to change 👍🏼

@mooch4274

2 жыл бұрын

@@diydave1142 Hey Dave, sorted it matey, yep it was that spindle the top one had a piece that had snapped off. I bought a new gear case off line a Fullex one and fitted it yesterday, job went fairly smoothly, normally I f**k these sort of things up, but managed to get it all back together OK. The Robertson pure square SQ2 screws caught me out though, had to go and get a fitting for that. Nice one cheers for the vid.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

@@mooch4274 that’s great, well done. Pretty easy job and saved yourself some monies 👍🏼👍🏼

Does this fix doors that lock (key turn)when open but won't completely turn and lock when closed. Thanks in advance anyone.

@diydave1142

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, it should do. Give it a go 👍🏼

@Samual_33

2 жыл бұрын

@@diydave1142 brilliant thank you dave will attempt after work tomorrow it's a porch door my main front door is fine

@Samual_33

2 жыл бұрын

It worked a treat thanks mate forgot to update.

That's the last resort....why not adjust on hinges...up/down...left/right...in/out (compression)

It isn't quite the door not locking. For me, the door not locking means it doesn't lock when the door is open. This is my problem.

Not the correct way to do this. The door sash has dropped and needs toe and healing.

@Dang_Lin-Wang

Жыл бұрын

Nope, head lines through with sash/leaf. If anything it's been over toe and heeled by a mm or two. Hinges just needed lifting a couple of mm but yeah, not the thing to do unless they were fixed hinges with no vertical adjustment.

Toe and heel the door that will lift the door no need to move keepers

@Dang_Lin-Wang

Жыл бұрын

If you look at the head, the leaf already lines up evenly so it doesn't want toe and heeling. Probably just a faint turn of an allen key under the hinges was all it needed, not dropping the keeps

@lbm8639

Жыл бұрын

@@Dang_Lin-Wang well if it came from the factory like that then ok but if it has done that over a period of time then the sash has moved

@Dang_Lin-Wang

Жыл бұрын

@@lbm8639 it probably came from the factory separately to the panel and would've been toe and heeled on site, you toe and heel to line the head up straight, next port of call is raising hinges, then if its a real hack job you drop/raise the keeps. Unless the hinge height adjuster bolt was maxed you don't need to touch the keeps

@lbm8639

Жыл бұрын

@@Dang_Lin-Wang sounds like it wasn’t packed properly dripping the keepers will allow it to drop again using the hinges is only for a small bit of adjusting if you rise it to much on the hinge then the hinge will fail I always repack the panel and try and never use the hinges especially if they are flag hinges and if I can’t lift the sash because panel not cut to proper size then I would recut the panel to allow the correct toe and heal But everyone does things different your way is good but if the door keeps dropping then it has to be repacked (toe and healed ) That’s my opinion and how I would do it and you have yours and others have there’s

@Dang_Lin-Wang

Жыл бұрын

@@lbm8639 lol, technical discussion... yeah the panel should have the perimeter to allow for 3-5mm packing in the necessary corners but you wouldn't really want to over toe and heel it, you'd want the sash parallel with the head for aesthetics, as you say, small amounts of vertical adjustment can be made on the hinge but if that wasn't enough you would drop the keeps. The way I fit a door is to first level the head, if the jambs are slightly different heights it looks better with the head level than the threshold IMHO especially on composite doors. I plumb it all up then adjust the hinges so the lock side of the sash lines up exactly straight with the outer frame and then glaze/ toe and heel the sash level with the head. Using the latch as the guide, tweak the hinges vertically up until its centralised, moving keep/s if necessary once the leaf sits equidistant between the head and threshold being careful with low alu threshold not to lift it past any seals making it draughty... ✌

You have done that totally wrong your door will only last so long before doing it again. Nothing to door with the strap. Your door has dropped you need to toe and heal it back

This is total rubbish.... it may fix it, it may not... but that strip is not the problem....The door has dropped and needs repacking, adjustment could possibly be done via hinges... But what you have to work out is this door would of worked when new and that strip has not moved!! So what did! I would not listen to someone who thinks he knows, but in fact knows naff all!! This is a total codge job...!