My House is circa 1890, English bond solid wall construction and i'm looking to install a new frame and door (wood not PVC). Can i ask, what should i expect to find?
Does the existing frame sit back and therefore the headers on the door reveal are only half brick? Or does the frame sit within the opening of the brickwork?
If it is sat back within the reveal is it quite a bit or minimal?
Another piece of info. My front door leads straight onto the stairs, stairs run adjacent to next doors 9inch party wall and my living room 100mm wall. The actual front door frame has architrave on both sides but has been ripped down so there is little room from door frame to finished plaster.
Hands up and honest moment. I measured brickwork to brickwork so the frame is built to slot within the opening as they are in today's practice, but this house wasn't built with today's practices!!!!!
Hope someone can shed some light on this.
I guess worse comes to the worse then i'll have to pack it out with something more substantial than standard plastic spacers.
Any advice or expertise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mark
Does the existing frame sit back and therefore the headers on the door reveal are only half brick? Or does the frame sit within the opening of the brickwork?
If it is sat back within the reveal is it quite a bit or minimal?
Another piece of info. My front door leads straight onto the stairs, stairs run adjacent to next doors 9inch party wall and my living room 100mm wall. The actual front door frame has architrave on both sides but has been ripped down so there is little room from door frame to finished plaster.
Hands up and honest moment. I measured brickwork to brickwork so the frame is built to slot within the opening as they are in today's practice, but this house wasn't built with today's practices!!!!!
Hope someone can shed some light on this.
I guess worse comes to the worse then i'll have to pack it out with something more substantial than standard plastic spacers.
Any advice or expertise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mark