cupboard door advice please

[diyvirgins]

hi all - diyvirgins, not quite, but not tackled such an important project, so any advice welcomed...

we are building a larder type cupboard, one side and the back is against solid brick work, the other side we will form by 3x2 frame, with plasterboard, then skimmed. likewise, the front will be about a foot either side of the access
which will be studwork like the side.

can we hang a regular internal door easily on that sort of frame?

we could also consider sliding doors, or something like wardrobe style doors or even sliding fabric panels like they sell at ikea.

not decided what is the easiest and what would be most appealing to the eye - it is in a room used daily by the family and guests - so its got to look the part really!

or for those chippies amongst you - what ballpark figure are we looking at for someone to come in and do a proper frame, door and architrave?

thanks in advance

 

[Burnerman]

It could be a good move to go to the likes of Wickes, choose a door that you like, and make the frame / aperture to suit that.....you'll be surprised how light they can be, and your proposed timber is perfectly fine.
These doors don't cut down well though!
John

 

[diyvirgins]

thanks for super quick reply = in fact we have already bought the door from wickes to match the other doors in the room - but now we are actually facing hanging a real door for the first time ever, we are getting cold feet

we have successfully hung the likes of louvre doors etc in the past - but it just seems soooo much more daunting...

 

[Burnerman]

Hey, don't worry and get stuck in!
Get your studding exactly vertical and plumb and all will be fine.
Make sure the opening is parallel at the top and bottom of the door opening so you don't even have to plane the new door.
These doors are so light you can even hang them with flush hinges if you want - you don't even need to chisel a rebate to fit them.
Usually after the studding, planed timber called a door casing is fixed in - its slightly wider to accommodate the width of the plasterboard, and the architrave fixes to that.
John