Can fitting a upvc back door be that hard?

[noseall]

I'm new in here, just about to fit a new pvc back door, all glass. I notice DIYISFREE says dont forget to top and tail. What do you mean by this? I've fitted all my windows and internal doors but never an exterior door

he means, 'toe & heel' packers to prevent the door from dropping.

 

[Kensussex]

I measured as instructed brick-to-brick for the external doorway and ordered the upvc door & frame, but it turns out that my doorway's existing frame is rebated into the brickwork - the external wall gap is narrower than where the door should sit. Get someone who knows about buildings to help you measure up, unless you're absolutely sure yourself. Any hints on how to get round this would be appreciated

 

[JohnD]

you could hire a (large) angle grinder to trim the brick. Even a large one will only go through about one brick. If you make a partial slot and try to trim off with a bolster you mat get cracking or ragged edges.

It will be quite dusty.

You can also get a brick handsaw saw with carbide teeth. They are seldom seen and quite expensive.

 

[AronSearle]

ugh, plastic door

Plastic doors are great!

Very useful for when you forget your keys, you can just hack through them with a Stanley knife.

I dont want to get into the argument

Welcome to the internet.

 

[D4N1EL]

Fiting a plastic door was 1 of my first diy jobs when I moved in to the house, bought a door from b&q an got on with it, 1st time id ever done anything like that an it took about 4hrs an a few trips to b&q to buy things i never thought about, expandable foam, beading, silicone then morter to tidy it up.

 

[ronniecabers]

And just remember when you have fitted the door, to check if you need to register it will Local Building control , as you will have trouble selling the property at a later date without a certificate , hence why Upvc companies are Competent Person Scheme registered ( eg Fensa , Certass etc )

 

[Gazman16]

Toe and heel is what its normally referred to as.

Have a look at this:
www.kjmgroup.co.uk/_assets/client/images/.../Installaton Guide.pdf

 

[Gazman16]

Sorry the link dosnt work. Google "profix installation guide" and it should be the 3rd result in the list.
Quite a good little installation guide.