New door measurements, fixing previous bodge job.

[Aragorn84]

I want to replace the side door in our house. The existing door is a UPVC unit thats been really badly installed, is very old and pretty knackered.

I want to replace it with a composite door, so today i pulled the fascias off to try and measure up the size for the new door.

The installation of the existing door is a complete mess. They've screwed timber strapping to the sides of the UPVC frame, sat the whole thing up against the back edge of the original door jamb, then screwed the strapping into the door jamb. Then covered up the visible jamb mess on the outside with PVC sheet.

Some pics, outside:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uh7qx68vbzvqbv/2015-08-03 17.26.00.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q90aapn81dktefd/2015-08-03 17.26.07.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0rws65c44pesiz/2015-08-03 17.31.51.jpg?dl=0

Inside:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ug3lwvmvw98fatu/2015-08-03 17.32.27.jpg?dl=0


Clearly that all needs to come out, the timber is also rotten at the bottom, but i dont know what i'd expect to find once i remove it?

should i simply measure up the opening in the brickwork, and get the new door made to fit that, and rip out all the existing timber?

Or should i expect to have to remove that timber, then replace it with new timber and thus the door needs to be made smaller than the brick opening.

The door seems to be attached to the inner leaf of the brickwork, so the existing door jam may be acting as a cavity closer? If i remove it i'm going to end up with a gap?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Cheers
Kev

 

[Gazman16]

Hard to tell without seeing it in person. It takes years of fitting/surveying to get a really good fit without just cutting the old frame out first.
Im guessing you plan to fit this yourself but it may be worth getting some local doubleglazing company's to quote for measure and supply only.
The extra they charge may still work out reasonable to you as they will have built up trade discounts with the door manufacturer's, Also if you ever have any problems with the door you will have a local door to go and knock on for help.