With the door in a 90 degree opened angle you should use something to lever the door up approx 50mm this will lift it from the hinge pin.
Take upvc door off hinges.
To put the door back on the hinges grab the door at the center and tip it slightly toward the top engaging the knuckles of the top hinge.
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When the grub screw is removed the hinge pin can be levered out and the door can then be slid out of the fixed part of the hinge.
Hi most upvc doors work on a system that allows the door to be lifted off the hinges.
If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first.
With the weight of the door hanging on the top hinge work the other.
Hi all we have a upvc front door that has a jammed lower hook lock preventing us opening the door.
Butt door hinges can be purchased from upvc spares 4 repairs here.
I think i need to take door off to start to solve problem.
How do i take off upvc front door.
How to unhinge remove a upvc door from frame.
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I think the handle mechanism is faulty and something has broken off and presumably fallen into the lower locking point.
There is a hinge pin that goes in from the top.
If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges.
A video tutorial on how to remove a butt hinge pin from a upvc door.
You can lift it up off hinges easy to do on your own easier if somebody helps putting it back though.
Door has 3 capped hinges top.
To refit the door it s just the reverse of this.
There is a risk it will be damaged so it s best to use one you don t care much about anymore.
On my front door the hinge is such that the door cannot be lifted.
Have a look for a small hole with a screw in it.