can you advise on how to mend a dropped double glazed door. I cannot lock the door as I am unable to hold the door handle to the vertical to allow me to turn the key in the lock

Francis Deacon, October 2010

is it glass at top, wood or plastic at bottom it might be your locks moved ,its not picking up lockmaster to open door .,or lockmaster stuck unfortunatly the barrel srew is in metal strip that runs down middle of door.the only way to access this is by opening the door.(please refer to can you advise on how to mend a dropped double glazed door by the fish )i would try first put wood on outside lever up on handle corner gently lifting slowly to see if key turns!

the fish, October 2010

ive just done something similar.i couldnt unlock the back door the lock master lock had stuck at the bottom.the key and handle would not turn.(its a two man job)what you have to do is put wood under outside of door prise up use metal levers .get from B&Q prise open enough to knock lockmaster closed,its sounds barbaric ,it does do damage to outside plastic.door should open.take door handles both sides off, remove lockmaster strip in centre of door remove barrel lock .remove dodgy lock master lock by undoing screws along strip.then take thin metal rod off centre key lock it just slips off.slide the lockmaster strip back into position making sure the screws line up(dont put the barrel lock screw in leave to last.insert barrel lock slide in & out until key turns lockmaster tighten screw,replace door handles shut door ,door locks well done save ££££££££

the fish, October 2010