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number-1

posted on 19/1/25 at 01:58 PM Reply With Quote
Front door non adjustable hinge?

Afternoon All

My front door is composite and has a hinge similar to the one below. They are non adjustable.

hinge

Looking from the inside,the bottom right has a bigger gap than the top right. Does anyone know how i rectify this?

Ive had a search online but cant seem to find anything relevant

Thanks

N1

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MikeR

posted on 19/1/25 at 08:55 PM Reply With Quote
If it was in a wooden door, i'd remove the hinge, fill the existing holes with some wood i'd whittled to fit / fill, then refit the screws in one or the other side of the hole (so its moved a mm or 2 depending on the size of the original hole). In UPVC / composite .... not a clue. Could you get adjustable hinges in the same hole size?
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robinsoncrusoe55

posted on 19/1/25 at 09:06 PM Reply With Quote
Could you swap the top and bottom hinges, to see if the gap transfers to the top.

Just in case one of the hinge pins are bent and is showing up as a difference in gap ?

Has the door had any edge impact at all ?

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nick205

posted on 20/1/25 at 10:00 AM Reply With Quote
Many years ago (timber door with non adjustable hinges) I removed a hinge and packed a bit of cardboard between hinge and frame to adjust the door fit in the frame. It did the job, but it's probably not the most elegant (or correct) solution.
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MikeR

posted on 20/1/25 at 10:31 AM Reply With Quote
This absolutely works. It's assumed from the picture the hinge was flat across the frame and onto the door (ie visible when closed). If the hinge is recessed into the door frame & only visible when opened, this is the solution you need. You can if your want look to use plastic packing shims, but the card is slimmer and it only takes a thin shim to move the gap quite a bit.
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nick205

posted on 21/1/25 at 03:04 PM Reply With Quote
Just a thought...

If the hinge itself is non adjustable, do the door suppliers/fitters supply adjustment shims to do what I described?

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number-1

posted on 22/1/25 at 05:49 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks for all the replies.

I thought about buying new top and bottom hinges to see if it helped but as a few of you mentioned using a packer i googled it and there is a thing called a door hinge shim. Its pretty much thin plastic that you place behind the hinge to space it out. I will give that a try.

Thanks for the idea

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