Comments on: Conservatory Door Question?

By: XXkarlaX

XXkarlaX — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:06:19 +0000

You should have a restrictor hinge on the top of the doors, which this is the reason that the door does not open fully.
You can unscrew the hinge allowing it to open fully, but I don’t recommend you doing it your self as the company that fitted it may not guarantee the doors after you have tampered with them so I suggest you call the company and ask them to do it.
I work for a double-glazing company
Any other questions email me and happy to help

By: bigtdotc

bigtdotc — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:54:23 +0000

have you tried something simple like a hook and eye

By: arethusa

arethusa — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:02:24 +0000

Buy a cabin hook, the longest you can find and fix it… problem cured, please send a thank-you gift to my place but only a small one as I have normal sized doors…………..

By: PAUL G

PAUL G — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:09:20 +0000

Just to confirm what some of the other answers stated, you can get cabin hooks and eyes from a diy store that will hold the doors back, or you can get restrictor stays that fit on top of the doors (inside the framework) that will hold the doors in situ, these are also good because they will stop the doors being blown out of your hands in the wind as you open them. The firm who supplied the conservatory should be able to supply and fit these.

By: chocfan1

chocfan1 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:23:55 +0000

I put a screw in the wall with a hook in it and put a bungie strap round the doorhandle, this then keeps door open without it banging as the door will be damaged if too much banging happens

By: jason c

jason c — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:21:32 +0000

You can use a door stay, you normally see these on the top of doors in offices or factories. It consists of a flat bar that is fitted to the door frame at the top. It has a bracket on the top of the door so that when the door open the bar slides inside the bracket and when it reaches the fully open position the bar drops down and locates in a slot to hold the door open.
To close the door you need to lift the bar by hand off the bracket.
These can be purchased at some of the larger DIY stores.

By: dels replies

dels replies — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:14:44 +0000

I am surprised the people who built your conservatory didn’t allow for this. Mine did. What you need are known as cabin hooks, available in black or brass.An eye piece is fixed to the bottom of the french door and the hook piece is fitted to the wall.at the same height as the eye on the door.When the hook is fitted in the eye the door is restrained and cannot blow backwards and forwards.

By: jimmy the man

jimmy the man — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:27:47 +0000

look at the top of the door when it is open you will see a steel bar going from the frame to the door. this is restricting the door from opening more than 90 degrees you can lift this bar of the door you do not need to unscrew anything just push it up at the door end you may need to move the door a little to allow it to dislocate itself from the door.it will still be attached (screwed) to the frame. then you can fully open the door and put a hook on the wall and an eye on the door to keep it open. then when you want to close the door you need to put the bar back in the same position to do this close the door to 90 degrees and locate the bar back into the slot again you may need to move the door a little to do this .
i hope i found the right words to explain the procedure to you

By: Zecca

Zecca — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:06:35 +0000

A door stop!

By: brianthe

brianthe — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:05:23 +0000

They invented these clever wedge things that go under the door to stop the door opening or closing.
I think they are called Door Stops.