Upvc French Doors Wont Lock

The lock works fine when the door is open and the door has started to feel really stiff it was fine earlier today.

Upvc french doors wont lock.

My upvc french doors wont lock. Once you ve checked the door and frame make sure you have a look underneath the door. The handle lifts up ok but the key wont turn. The fix will depend on what locking mechanism you ve chosen.

If the upvc door won t latch correctly there may be an issue with the spring mechanism in the door. If the latch doesn t spring out the springing mechanism may have failed and would need to be replaced. The fix will depend on what locking mechanism you ve chosen. Open the door and press the latch with your finger.

During particularly cold or particularly hot months your upvc door may have contracted or expanded slightly causing it to not close properly. There could be something stuck such as part of a door mat at the bottom edge of the door stopping it from closing. Nine times out of ten if the lock is stuck or if the key won t turn enough to lock your doors it will be due to some sort of obstruction in the mechanism itself. If the latch springs out it may be out of alignment or shifted slightly.

There is no quick fix for a french door lock not working. A locksmith will usually just charge a labour price for this sort of job likely to be from 65 per hour.