Hi,
Fitting two external timber frame DG sliding doors in place of windows as part of my extension refurb. Never done this before so grateful for any advice. I am just at the stage of measuring to order just now.
Timber lintels to the top, timber corner post that will receive one side of each door, and on the other side of one door is a cavity wall, and the other a solid block wall.
The existing windows have timber framing around them, between timber post, lintels and walls. My impression is that this has been done because the original windows (~30 years old), were either bought in a standard size, or mistakenly too small.
My question ahead of measuring and ordering, is whether I need framing like this around them or if the doors can be fixed directed to the timber post and lintels, and cavity and block walls?
Also, beyond ordering a few mm short to account for manufacturing tolerances, should the aim be to get as close to exact size of the space as possible, or is there any advantage to a larger gap?
Fitting two external timber frame DG sliding doors in place of windows as part of my extension refurb. Never done this before so grateful for any advice. I am just at the stage of measuring to order just now.
Timber lintels to the top, timber corner post that will receive one side of each door, and on the other side of one door is a cavity wall, and the other a solid block wall.
The existing windows have timber framing around them, between timber post, lintels and walls. My impression is that this has been done because the original windows (~30 years old), were either bought in a standard size, or mistakenly too small.
My question ahead of measuring and ordering, is whether I need framing like this around them or if the doors can be fixed directed to the timber post and lintels, and cavity and block walls?
Also, beyond ordering a few mm short to account for manufacturing tolerances, should the aim be to get as close to exact size of the space as possible, or is there any advantage to a larger gap?
