It wont stay shut by itself
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From: john hamilton on 6 Jun 2010 10:44 When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never know when it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have to do is close the door; and don't have to be picking up all the tools. Now if its not warm the family doesn't like the cold air coming into the house and they want the front door shut, which is fair enough. Since the door just swings open I have to keep getting the keys out of my pocket to open the door. I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open with a push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the door jamb to screw one of those helical spring self closers. And anyway in general use we dont want the door to close by itself. Which also rules out one of those hydraulic self closers which could fit on at the top of the door. Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not hold. Also tried cutting a thin wedge of cork glued to an upright jamb which makes the door a tight fit when closed. However the door shrinks in the summer and expands in the winter so that only works for about half the year. Grateful for any suggestions, especially something similar to the cork arrangement which works just fine prividing the weather suits it. Thanks.
From: a real cheapskate on 6 Jun 2010 10:46 On Jun 6, 10:44�am, "john hamilton" <bluest...(a)mail.invalid> wrote: > When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and lay my > tools out on the floor behind the front door. �Since you never know when it > will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have to do is close the > door; and don't have to be picking up all the tools. > > Now if its not warm the family doesn't like the cold air coming into the > house and they want the front door shut, which is fair enough. Since the > door just swings open I have to keep getting the keys out of my pocket to > open the door. > > I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open with a > push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the door jamb to > screw one of those helical spring self closers. And anyway in general use we > dont want the door to close by itself. Which also rules out one of those > hydraulic self closers which could fit on at the top of the door. > > Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north London > u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not hold. � Also > tried cutting a thin wedge of cork glued to an upright jamb which makes the > door a tight fit when closed. However the door shrinks in the summer and > expands in the winter so that only works for about half the year. > > Grateful for any suggestions, especially something similar to the cork > arrangement which works just fine prividing the weather suits it. � �Thanks. think storm door
From: Bob F on 6 Jun 2010 10:51 john hamilton wrote: > When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and > lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never > know when it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have > to do is close the door; and don't have to be picking up all the > tools. > Now if its not warm the family doesn't like the cold air coming into > the house and they want the front door shut, which is fair enough. > Since the door just swings open I have to keep getting the keys out > of my pocket to open the door. > > I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open > with a push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the > door jamb to screw one of those helical spring self closers. And > anyway in general use we dont want the door to close by itself. Which > also rules out one of those hydraulic self closers which could fit on > at the top of the door. > Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north > London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not > hold. Also tried cutting a thin wedge of cork glued to an upright > jamb which makes the door a tight fit when closed. However the door > shrinks in the summer and expands in the winter so that only works > for about half the year. > Grateful for any suggestions, especially something similar to the cork > arrangement which works just fine prividing the weather suits it. Thanks. Just about any door latch in the world will fix that.
From: Mrcheerful on 6 Jun 2010 10:56 john hamilton wrote: > When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and > lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never > know when it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have > to do is close the door; and don't have to be picking up all the > tools. > Now if its not warm the family doesn't like the cold air coming into > the house and they want the front door shut, which is fair enough. > Since the door just swings open I have to keep getting the keys out > of my pocket to open the door. > > I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open > with a push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the > door jamb to screw one of those helical spring self closers. And > anyway in general use we dont want the door to close by itself. Which > also rules out one of those hydraulic self closers which could fit on > at the top of the door. > Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north > London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not > hold. Also tried cutting a thin wedge of cork glued to an upright > jamb which makes the door a tight fit when closed. However the door > shrinks in the summer and expands in the winter so that only works > for about half the year. > Grateful for any suggestions, especially something similar to the cork > arrangement which works just fine prividing the weather suits it. > Thanks. a spring loaded tubular catch, or a super magnet from maplins or an old fashioned gate latch, or an aeroelastic or couple of hooks and a rubber band
From: EXT on 6 Jun 2010 10:47
"Bob F" <bobnospam(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > john hamilton wrote: >> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and >> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never >> know when it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have >> to do is close the door; and don't have to be picking up all the >> tools. >> Now if its not warm the family doesn't like the cold air coming into >> the house and they want the front door shut, which is fair enough. >> Since the door just swings open I have to keep getting the keys out >> of my pocket to open the door. >> >> I would like the door to stay shut on its own accord, yet just open >> with a push without having to use the keys. There is no room on the >> door jamb to screw one of those helical spring self closers. And >> anyway in general use we dont want the door to close by itself. Which >> also rules out one of those hydraulic self closers which could fit on >> at the top of the door. >> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >> hold. Also tried cutting a thin wedge of cork glued to an upright >> jamb which makes the door a tight fit when closed. However the door >> shrinks in the summer and expands in the winter so that only works >> for about half the year. >> Grateful for any suggestions, especially something similar to the cork >> arrangement which works just fine prividing the weather suits it. >> Thanks. > > Just about any door latch in the world will fix that. > > Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too. |