Planning to replace an rotting wooded back door with an all glass aluminium one. Tempted to do it myself - have successfully done the same with a wood->uPVC in the past.
Firstly - does anyone know of reputable suppliers?
Secondly, I want to work out a couple of details that I'm not quite sure about.
The current door is positioned with the jamb flush to the interior wall surface, ie the door is set into the recess when looking from outside. This means the current door can collide with the outside edge of the aperture when it opens beyond about 100deg. With a narrower framed alu door, this could be more like 90 deg. Should I set the new frame closer to the outside wall, or is it better just to put a stop in to prevent over-opening? My instinct is to keep the door set back to the interior surface for better protection from the elements.
The aperture is rendered up to the jambs, so it's not possible to take an accurate measure for specifying the new frame dimensions. Should I remove all the render back to the bare brick work and then re-render after? The render is not in great condition anyway.
The current wooden threshold sits on a concrete step. Do I need to add any dampcourse? There hasn't been any history of damp ingress and all instructions I've seen only talk about dampcourse during the build rather than when replacing a door.
Do I need any approvals for this? It's a kitchen door.
Many thanks,
John
Firstly - does anyone know of reputable suppliers?
Secondly, I want to work out a couple of details that I'm not quite sure about.
The current door is positioned with the jamb flush to the interior wall surface, ie the door is set into the recess when looking from outside. This means the current door can collide with the outside edge of the aperture when it opens beyond about 100deg. With a narrower framed alu door, this could be more like 90 deg. Should I set the new frame closer to the outside wall, or is it better just to put a stop in to prevent over-opening? My instinct is to keep the door set back to the interior surface for better protection from the elements.
The aperture is rendered up to the jambs, so it's not possible to take an accurate measure for specifying the new frame dimensions. Should I remove all the render back to the bare brick work and then re-render after? The render is not in great condition anyway.
The current wooden threshold sits on a concrete step. Do I need to add any dampcourse? There hasn't been any history of damp ingress and all instructions I've seen only talk about dampcourse during the build rather than when replacing a door.
Do I need any approvals for this? It's a kitchen door.
Many thanks,
John
