How to Adjust Spacing around Doors when Fitted

We pride ourselves on the ease of installation of our steel doors; however, you may occasionally experience issues involving the spacing around the doors. Follow our video to see simple adjustments that can be made to ensure a smooth and accurate installation.

If you are experiencing any issues with spacing around your door or adjustments during installation, you can follow these simple steps to find the solution. We recommend making adjustments prior to fixing the door in place. The effects of misalignment are more exaggerated the larger the door is, and even more so with double doors. Please allocate more time for the installation and adjustment of larger and double doors. The gap around the door leaf is designed to be between 3-6mm.

If you find the gap to be uneven on the hinge side or latching side, the door frame hasn’t been fitted vertically plumb. To alleviate this, loosen the wind-out lugs on one side and tighten on the other to push the door leaf into alignment and even out the gap.

If you notice gaps at the top and the bottom are uneven, your frame may be sitting on an uneven surface. To remedy this, loosen off the wind out lugs and fixings. Place fitting shims under the leg of the frame on the side that needs to be higher to raise it up and even out the gaps horizontally. The frame is designed to allow for adjustment, so it has some flex.

If your door leaf is sitting proud at either the top, bottom or either side, your frame may have been fitted further back on one of the sides, causing it to twist. To correct this, loosen the wind-out lugs and push or pull the protruding side of the frame until it’s sitting flush on all sides. You can then retighten the wind-out lugs.

If you’ve overtightened your wind-out lugs, your door frame will bow inwards concavely, and the door leaf will hit the frame and not close smoothly. To rectify this, loosen the wind-out lugs until the frame is sitting straight and the door latches smoothly. You can then fix in place.

If you undertighten the wind out lugs and fix them into position, the frame will bow outwards convexly, and you may find that your locks don’t engage properly. To fix this, tighten the wind-out lugs to bring the frame back into alignment.

If you wedge the frame into an opening that’s too tight, you may need to enlarge the aperture to create more space for making any adjustments.

Finally, it is also important to ensure the seal is fitted correctly to the door with the ‘V’ pointing into the frame, to allow for smooth closing.

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