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Mike82
Good afternoon all.
I've just joined the forum as I'm wondering if somebody could offer me some basic carpentry advice.
I'm restoring an old Victorian property one room at a time. (I'm not a tradesman by any means but I'm fairly handy and can normally scrape by on a little bit of self taught know how - especially if I can pick the right people's brains!) I'm using as many reclaimed materials as possible, especially doors, for the authenticity aspect. One of the next jobs on the list is to replace the back door and frame. I've managed to source an original external door from a similar house a few doors away which I've had dipped to remove the old paint. I'm getting rid of the knackered UPVC one which was put in by a previous owner and basically putting the house back in period, how it should be.
Anyhow, the door thickness is 40mm. I'm going to be making the frame for it out of two pieces of timber screwed together, the front piece protruding 10mm to form a door stop, the other piece thick enough to form the rebate. What I need to know is how thick do I need the back piece to be to set the rebate? Do I do it the exact width of the door say 40mm or does it need to be a bit deeper for whatever reason, I.e allowing extra for paint thickness, both on the frame and door, or maybe to prevent the back edge of the door catching on the stop when opening and closing. If so, what depth would you do it?
I know this is probably basic stuff but wanted to make sure I get it right and take everything into consideration before I have the timber cut down.
Many thanks in advance.
Mike
I've just joined the forum as I'm wondering if somebody could offer me some basic carpentry advice.
I'm restoring an old Victorian property one room at a time. (I'm not a tradesman by any means but I'm fairly handy and can normally scrape by on a little bit of self taught know how - especially if I can pick the right people's brains!) I'm using as many reclaimed materials as possible, especially doors, for the authenticity aspect. One of the next jobs on the list is to replace the back door and frame. I've managed to source an original external door from a similar house a few doors away which I've had dipped to remove the old paint. I'm getting rid of the knackered UPVC one which was put in by a previous owner and basically putting the house back in period, how it should be.
Anyhow, the door thickness is 40mm. I'm going to be making the frame for it out of two pieces of timber screwed together, the front piece protruding 10mm to form a door stop, the other piece thick enough to form the rebate. What I need to know is how thick do I need the back piece to be to set the rebate? Do I do it the exact width of the door say 40mm or does it need to be a bit deeper for whatever reason, I.e allowing extra for paint thickness, both on the frame and door, or maybe to prevent the back edge of the door catching on the stop when opening and closing. If so, what depth would you do it?
I know this is probably basic stuff but wanted to make sure I get it right and take everything into consideration before I have the timber cut down.
Many thanks in advance.
Mike