Have just had an oak front door and sidelights fitted, custom made and fitted by a joiner recommended by a trusted builder.
The joiners had to remove a few bricks either side of the door to make a floor level space for sidelights and also remove a concrete step which turned out to be about a foot deep of solid concrete. They used a breaker (?) to do this and consequently left a hole under the door frame and did minor damage to some bricks at the sides. was told the hole was not a problem as said trusted builder would just put some bricks under. Internally the hole was covered by a hardwood cill. When the builder came to relay paving stones outside of door, he pointed out to me that the joists of the floor were exposed under the door frame. The builder has tried to stick a damp proof membrane under door and stuffed concrete under but obviously this isn't ideal. He suggested that the joiner remove the cill and try to fill underneath from inside to make it watertight. Does this sound like a possible solution? I am way out of my depth here and worried sick.
The joiners had to remove a few bricks either side of the door to make a floor level space for sidelights and also remove a concrete step which turned out to be about a foot deep of solid concrete. They used a breaker (?) to do this and consequently left a hole under the door frame and did minor damage to some bricks at the sides. was told the hole was not a problem as said trusted builder would just put some bricks under. Internally the hole was covered by a hardwood cill. When the builder came to relay paving stones outside of door, he pointed out to me that the joists of the floor were exposed under the door frame. The builder has tried to stick a damp proof membrane under door and stuffed concrete under but obviously this isn't ideal. He suggested that the joiner remove the cill and try to fill underneath from inside to make it watertight. Does this sound like a possible solution? I am way out of my depth here and worried sick.
