Personal Access Door in Garage
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Anything you like, if you go glazed though, just make sure any glass below 800mm high is toughened.
Oh yead, my bad, anything below 1500 for a door...... and above 800mm too if it's a door
/and he calls himself a technician!
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Skyhooks?
Why, what's wrong with a lintel
If you don't have a lintel how on earth do you think its possible to keep the wall above up there? Unless the opening's about 300mm you'll need a lintel.
Well, I was hoping that the top of the door frame, supported by the frame uprights might suffice, as it is a personal door (Not the Car entry main door) and hence my query as to what width may be possible?
( But 300mm is a cat flap)
( But 300mm is a cat flap)
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Now that the weather is bad, I may find time to get round to this job.
I want to create the door in the single story gable end wall, by removing blocks 1 & 2 to get the width, and then cutting down.
It appears that I will have to remove blocks A, B & C and fit a lintel.
Is there any chance I can get away without disturbing Blocks D,E & F?
Any suggestions for best lintel to use?
The interior blocks course does not line up with the proposed exterior lintel line. Any advice, please?
Now that the weather is bad, I may find time to get round to this job.
I want to create the door in the single story gable end wall, by removing blocks 1 & 2 to get the width, and then cutting down.
It appears that I will have to remove blocks A, B & C and fit a lintel.
Is there any chance I can get away without disturbing Blocks D,E & F?
Any suggestions for best lintel to use?
The interior blocks course does not line up with the proposed exterior lintel line. Any advice, please?
OK hire an acrow prop and strong boy from a hire shop. drill out the mortar bed from above "b" below the perp of "d+e" once the bed is out insert the stong boy and tighten the prop.
Remove a+b+c insert lintel
What lintel are you using, are you using a concrete or an L shape catnic lintel. the Lshape catnic lintel would mean you can replace the block/stone and would look in keeping, where as a concrete lintel would look a little out of place its a more ridgid job.
http://www.greengates.co.uk/product...s/catnic-cnz94c-l-shape-lintel-2-product.html
Once the lintel is inserted pack up with slate mortar up and remove prop and strongboy.
The fact that the block doesnt work courses just means your going to have to cut the blocks down to suit your opening.
i think standard door opening is 910mm so you would need a 1200mm lintel. The l shape opens i am talkin about are about 40 quid.
Remove a+b+c insert lintel
What lintel are you using, are you using a concrete or an L shape catnic lintel. the Lshape catnic lintel would mean you can replace the block/stone and would look in keeping, where as a concrete lintel would look a little out of place its a more ridgid job.
http://www.greengates.co.uk/product...s/catnic-cnz94c-l-shape-lintel-2-product.html
Once the lintel is inserted pack up with slate mortar up and remove prop and strongboy.
The fact that the block doesnt work courses just means your going to have to cut the blocks down to suit your opening.
i think standard door opening is 910mm so you would need a 1200mm lintel. The l shape opens i am talkin about are about 40 quid.
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