Hi,
I'm considering moving my front door out by a few feet, but not entirely sure how to do this.
My neighbors door is like this:
The lintel is already in-place so shouldn't need to have to consider this.
A new door will be purchased to fit the different dimensions.
So, my thoughts are to lay 2 rows of bricks to build the entrance up slightly and then fit a new door on top of this. I'm not sure what I need to consider in terms of thermal bridging, or putting DPC down on the current entrance floor area.
The wall on the right is a cavity wall that extends a reasonable distance inside the house before going to a single brick.
Would I need to insulate the current concrete floor?
DPC also?
Building control?
Could I just plaster the wall right up to the door (as currently is)?
Thanks in advance
I'm considering moving my front door out by a few feet, but not entirely sure how to do this.
My neighbors door is like this:
The lintel is already in-place so shouldn't need to have to consider this.
A new door will be purchased to fit the different dimensions.
So, my thoughts are to lay 2 rows of bricks to build the entrance up slightly and then fit a new door on top of this. I'm not sure what I need to consider in terms of thermal bridging, or putting DPC down on the current entrance floor area.
The wall on the right is a cavity wall that extends a reasonable distance inside the house before going to a single brick.
Would I need to insulate the current concrete floor?
DPC also?
Building control?
Could I just plaster the wall right up to the door (as currently is)?
Thanks in advance