Fitting a door into the side of my Garage

BENDYBRIAN · 12 Oct 2008

Hi, Could someone please give me advice.

I want to fit a UVP door into the side wall of my garage.
Would I need to fit a Lintel above the door frame.

Thanks

noseall · 12 Oct 2008

maybe.

is it a single storey garage?

what is the wall thickness?

if single storey are you fitting the door to a gable end or is it a flat roof, or maybe a hipped roof?

BENDYBRIAN · 12 Oct 2008

Thanks for the reply,

The garage is a single story, the door will not be fitted to the gable end as this is where the main up and over door is fitted.

The door I wish to fit will be fitted to the side of the garage.
I have worked out that once I have fitted the door and frame, there will be a coulpe of rows of bricks above the frame and then there is a wooden beam which is a part of the roofbeams.

Thanks again,
Bendy

noseall · 12 Oct 2008

there is a proprietary pressed steel angle lintel available and is ideal for your scenario.

tuckjointer · 12 Oct 2008

A lintel is not always nesacery but to be sure I would fit one. The type of lintel Noseall has advised is called an "L" shape lintel, it's cheap, easy to install and ideal for the job.
A upvc door is obviously made from plastic and doesn't have a great deal of load bearing properties so a lintel would a sensible choice. It sounds like the wall plate which supports the roof trusses is loading above the proposed door.
remember to fit the lintel first then cut the door.

^woody^ · 12 Oct 2008

In this situation, the weight of two course of bricks is negligible.

But the issue is that if you build on the frame, then next time you have a tiff with the misses (but notes OP's name

), and slam the door, then the brickwork above will crack.

So either fit a lintel, or put a piece of timber in with a PVCu cover piece. Or have a frame with a fanlight

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Fitting a door into the side of my Garage

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