No screw door stop on tiles with UFH

[keraldine]

Not sure if I am getting the right idea but could you not put it on the door frame ? It will prevent the door opening as wide but will protect yor towel rail

 

[ErnS]

I see what you mean but it wouldn't sit very well on the grooves and shaping of the architrave moulding and with the leverage effect there could well be too much stress on the hinges or compressive damage to the door.

 

[macten]

Surely a skirting stop doesn't have to be very long if it is positioned close to the hinges?

 

[cornish_crofter]

Let me offer you a solution.

The reason you want a doorstop WITHOUT a screw is because you are afraid of piercing the underfloor heating. (and I dont blame you )

Solution:
1) Cut a 16mm plug (or core) out of the tile. Only drill deep enough to disturb the tile. Do not drill deeper into the adhesive. It will look like this.

2) Carefully remove the adhesive underneath to check and see if you have exposed the pipe.

3) If you have not hit the pipe you can go ahead and drill down to install a standard rawl plug.

4) Place your doorstop over the plug then used an over-long screw to reach down to the rawl plug.

5) You should fit your nice doorstop.

What can go wrong?
If you are really unlucky you will have drilled out the core slap bang over the top of the pipe with no room for manoeuvre.
If thats the case you can either fill the plug with no-more-nails and fix the stop (but I doubt it will hold) or you can buy a wider doorstop and re-drill a new fixing point.

Taking this idea further, one option is to dispense with the plug and screw completely and sit the door stop in the tiled surface. Fix it down with some rapid set.

 

[tile55]

There is a product on the market called 'Stick Like S...' Yes it really is! no joke.

This stuff is seriously good for sticking things down when you don't want them to come up again, costs about £6 a tube.
If you have a door stop already then you can take out the screw and just stick it down.

 

[mikethetile]

dont position the door stop at the hinge side of thedoor as the hinges will pull out of the frame

the stop must be positioned at least 3/4 along the door

 

[cornish_crofter]

Get a sliding door :lol:

 

[cinderellaballe]

Hi, I think you might be thinking of the German 'nie wider bohren' range.
You can get them online either fomr red dot products or kirkbys ( kirkbys.co.uk)

 

[ErnS]

Thanks for that - the 'nie wider bohren' range was precisely what I was thinking of.

I note from the Red Dot Products web site that the range includes various fittings for bathrooms and kitchens all using the same fixing system. There's also a short video on the web site showing how the system works.

I also found a longer and more impressive demonstration, albeit in German, at YouTube - nie wieder bohren. - einfach genial!

 

[Deleted member 1779]

I had a look at that page and I have to say the design of those look awful. I would rather have something more elegant and contemporary but drill a hole to fit it.

There is no way an undrilled doorstop could stop a door long term on tiles.