Stop (kids) slamming the front door
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We're about to replace our windows and external front door. It will probably be a UPVC or "engineered wood" door- 90% double glazed. Standard multi point lock etc. The main thing is that it's mainly just plain glass so it highlights the oiginal front door, which is now inside the porch.
No matter what I say, I cannot stop my family slamming the outside door as hard as possible ever time they come and go. Every few years I've had to replace the glass due to the double glazed unit failing and redecorate around the door due to cracks appearing- immediately after a particularly hard slam.
I know you can get door closers for commercial applications, but does anyone have experience of a discreet (ideally internal) soft closer for your typical domestic front door?
No matter what I say, I cannot stop my family slamming the outside door as hard as possible ever time they come and go. Every few years I've had to replace the glass due to the double glazed unit failing and redecorate around the door due to cracks appearing- immediately after a particularly hard slam.
I know you can get door closers for commercial applications, but does anyone have experience of a discreet (ideally internal) soft closer for your typical domestic front door?
Door closers are the only choice short of fitting an automatic door. The good news is they work well if adjusted properly, no more slammed doors. The need to adjust them is obvious if you have ever stayed in a cheap hotel, the door closers are rarely adjusted properly and you are kept awake by slamming doors all night.
Out of curiosity I had a look to see if there are any new products; there's this thing, which looks a bit flimsy and is really just a miniaturised version of every other door closer in existence.
Out of curiosity I had a look to see if there are any new products; there's this thing, which looks a bit flimsy and is really just a miniaturised version of every other door closer in existence.
Edited by hidetheelephants on Thursday 14th August 14:51
Rick101 said:
dunkind said:
Similar issues when I was a kid, the simple remedy was my mother hitting me over the head with one of her wooden Scholl sandals. Bit of facial bruising and the door was never slammed again.
The old ways are the best ways.
When people are made to pay to repair the damage their behaviour causes then they change their behaviour. Just inform the offenders how much they will each being paying the next time the damage is done and leave them to police each other. Many folks only learn and change once they've started paying.
Assuming you don't want to resort to physical violence, this seems interesting:
Found it searching for door anti slam.
Website said:
The patented anti-slam finger protection device fits to the top of the door frame and only activates when a door is closed with extreme force. On normal closing, the Salvadita safety system won’t engage, allowing the door to close normally and without interruption.
https://zeroplus.co.uk/products/salvadita-finger-p...Found it searching for door anti slam.
My wife tells me this story about her father (He’s 80+ so years ago when he was a lad, 1960’s I’d imagine) - he left the house to go to the cinema slamming the door.
His father waited a while and called the cinema and asked them to find his son and ask him to come home. Son rushes home, worried that there was some kind of emergency. Dad says, ‘don’t slam the door next time.’
Inspired by that a few weeks ago my daughter (13) did the same on the way out. I waited 5 mins, called mobile and said, “quick, come home I need you, help” and then hung up. She ran home and I said the same.
Probably won’t work, but you never know!
His father waited a while and called the cinema and asked them to find his son and ask him to come home. Son rushes home, worried that there was some kind of emergency. Dad says, ‘don’t slam the door next time.’
Inspired by that a few weeks ago my daughter (13) did the same on the way out. I waited 5 mins, called mobile and said, “quick, come home I need you, help” and then hung up. She ran home and I said the same.
Probably won’t work, but you never know!
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