Doors closing by themselevs..

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brian.mobile

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Some doors in my almost new gaff close by themselves. Off plumb no doubt.

This can be annoying, anyone know some quick-fix solutions to this???


BM
 
brian.mobile said:
Some doors in my almost new gaff close by themselves. Off plumb no doubt.

This can be annoying, anyone know some quick-fix solutions to this???


BM
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Why not just ring the builders?
 
brian.mobile said:
We've come a long way since doorstops.....
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But sometimes the old solutions are the best especially when a quick fix is required.
 
Are you sure the doors aren't fitted with self closing hinges? Stanley manufacture a spring loaded hinge that can be adjusted using a hex key.
 
ClubMan said:
But sometimes the old solutions are the best especially when a quick fix is required.
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True, but I want to solve it a bit better than a stop.

I wonder if I put washers or something similar uner the hinge on the bottom.

Wouldnt this counter act any outward force?

BM
 
I know this probably sounds very stupid but why would you want to stop the doors from closing? I spend my time closing doors (usually left open by the kids) to save on heat loss/draughts.
 
sueellen said:
I know this probably sounds very stupid but why would you want to stop the doors from closing? I spend my time closing doors (usually left open by the kids) to save on heat loss/draughts.
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I'd prefer to leave the decision to close doors to us humans, if all of them swing shut it would be ok, but selected ones? - just annoying!

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AFAIK many new build houses have self-closing doors installed, particularly if it's a timber frame house. It's to do with preventing fire spread. We had to remove the hinges on all the doors and replace with less "springy" ones after I broke 2 fingers on 2 different occasions when they closed too quickly on me.
The local hospital was slightly concerned and asked me questions about spousal abuse That was definitely the turning point.....
HTH
 
Mo3art has a point. I used to live in a house like this. The 'self closing doors' were fire doors!
 
Presumably you'd need to adjust some or all of the hinges (i.e. how they attach to the door and/or frame) so that the door is level with the ground (as measured by a spirit level on the top of the door)?
 
You do realise that if you tamper with internal doors which are fire-doors fulfilling building regulations then you need to inform your insurers as this will affect your cover.
 
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