Hello,
I'm having to replace some old warped internal doors and architrave etc... so I'm having some made from oak.
Ideally I'd get someone in to fit the new doors, but I've been let down by plumbers, builders and plasterers so far, and I don't want to risk another disaster. I know that doing this myself may end up that way, but I'd like to reduce the risk as much as possible.
The room had to be replastered (nightmare!) so it's fairly bare at the moment: no skirting, wallpaper etc...
The new doors will be 5mm thicker than the old ones, so I've removed the door stops and stripped the frames back down to the bare wood.
The frames are fairly old and not too bad but not 100% square (about 2-3mm out from top to bottom). The internal frame sizes are all about 765x1990x130.
If I try to adjust the new doors to the frames, it could get messy (and expensive).
so... my idea was to:
Get the doors made 16mm narrower than the frame (and 18mm shorter) and get the hinges and latch fitted to the doors by the door builder.
Glue and screw a strip of pine 6mm thick on the hinge side (adjusting it so its 100% vertical)
Hang the door with longer screws going right into the existing frame.
Fit more strips on the top and latch side of the frame, adjusting them until they fit the door.
Fit the doors stops and architrave (covering the joins), fill any remaining gaps, and paint.
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I know it's a very amateurish approach, but could anyone tell me why it wouldn't work ?
Thanks very much
I'm having to replace some old warped internal doors and architrave etc... so I'm having some made from oak.
Ideally I'd get someone in to fit the new doors, but I've been let down by plumbers, builders and plasterers so far, and I don't want to risk another disaster. I know that doing this myself may end up that way, but I'd like to reduce the risk as much as possible.
The room had to be replastered (nightmare!) so it's fairly bare at the moment: no skirting, wallpaper etc...
The new doors will be 5mm thicker than the old ones, so I've removed the door stops and stripped the frames back down to the bare wood.
The frames are fairly old and not too bad but not 100% square (about 2-3mm out from top to bottom). The internal frame sizes are all about 765x1990x130.
If I try to adjust the new doors to the frames, it could get messy (and expensive).
so... my idea was to:
Get the doors made 16mm narrower than the frame (and 18mm shorter) and get the hinges and latch fitted to the doors by the door builder.
Glue and screw a strip of pine 6mm thick on the hinge side (adjusting it so its 100% vertical)
Hang the door with longer screws going right into the existing frame.
Fit more strips on the top and latch side of the frame, adjusting them until they fit the door.
Fit the doors stops and architrave (covering the joins), fill any remaining gaps, and paint.
****************
I know it's a very amateurish approach, but could anyone tell me why it wouldn't work ?
Thanks very much