uPVC Door Repair & Multipoint Mechanisms

Most uPVC doors don't fail suddenly — they warn you for months. The handle needs a lift-and-jiggle. The door wants a shoulder to close in winter. The key turns, but only if you pull the handle just so. Every one of those symptoms is the multipoint mechanism asking for help, and catching it early is the difference between a £59 service and a gearbox replacement.

A service and adjustment at £59 covers realignment of a dropped door, hinge and keep adjustment, cleaning and lubricating the mechanism, and checking the cylinder — and it routinely adds years to a door's life. It's the most cost-effective visit I make, and on Teesside's coastal fringe, where salt air accelerates wear, it's practically essential maintenance.

When a gearbox has already given up — handle flopping uselessly, door locked shut or refusing to lock at all — I replace the mechanism from £120 fitted. I carry the common patterns on the van, so most doors are working again the same visit, including doors other locksmiths have declared 'need replacing'. A failed mechanism almost never means a failed door.

While the door's open, it's the ideal moment for the two upgrades that matter on uPVC: an anti-snap cylinder from £89, and PAS24-rated security handles supplied and fitted for £89. Both defeat the crude attacks that standard uPVC hardware doesn't. Everything guaranteed for a year, no VAT, free quotes on 07543 554669.

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