Fitting a external door weather bar

[duffsparky]

Hi All,

I want to fit a weather bar to a friends wooden back door and I would like to know the best way to fit it.

I've seen them fitted so they fit between the door frame uprights leaving a small gap between the ends of the bar and the frame but I've also seen them fitted where the door frame is cut/chiselled/rebated a little to accomodate the bar.

Which is the better way?

Cheers.

 

[^woody^]

Cut to fit the width between the jambs and take 2mm off for expansion. Don't cut into the jambs

If not already fitted, also fit a weather board to the bottom of the door if there is a problem with rain getting in

 

[duffsparky]

I think i might be getting mixed up with bars and boards, I was referring to the timber strip fixed across the bottom of the door (fitted to shed water away and provide a drip point).

The manufacturers/suppliers don't help by calling the part referred to above as both a weather board and a weather bar.
see:http://www.directdoors.com/?info=di..._directdoors=cb2b1123615c574d693ce5f2ab364d1d and http://www.distinctivedoors.co.uk/products/378-hardwood-weatherboard

Anyway thanks for the info.

I also need to source and fit the upright strip (6mm X frame width) that sits in a groove in the door frame sill. The original one was galvanised steel but was removed when the frame was not in use. I can't find anywhere that sell them separately. Apart from going to a steel stockist is there an alternative solution I could use?

Thanks again

 

[^woody^]

That is a weatherboard, and again it is not notched into the door stops

 

[junglejim01]

I'm looking for the best way to fit a weatherboard to an inward opening timber door. This thread says NOT to notch into the frame, but the following link says the opposite:

http://community.screwfix.com/thread/19485?start=0&tstart=0

Any help very welcome.
Thanks