Hi all,
not been around in a while.
I've done a search for this, but really wanted experienced advice on my specific problem if possible please.
OK, our timber-framed house is proving a nightmare for door replacement.
I have 8 internal doors to replace, all being of http://www.wickes.co.uk/Geneva-Oak-Veneer-Door/invt/180105 kind.
So, i know they are only veneered and underneath there will be the cheap (ish) batoned framework, hence the instructions NOT to trim off more than 12.5mm of each edge.
However, some of our doors would need approx 30mm trimmed off; either width or height (they all vary quite a bit).
eg, one door is 1952 x 725; so kind of halfway between a 686 and 762 wide door , plus 30mm would need taking off the height of 1981.
The question is; as has been posted before, can i really get away with trimming up to 30mm off (15mm each edge i guess).
I've done it before on those cheap-ass colonnial pine £19 jobbies and the bottom baton has fallen out. But i've just glued it back inside the cavity ftw.
However with £100 doors i'm reluctantant to bodge fix it.
Made to measure doors are uber expensive as are solid wood doors of a similar design.
I contemplated replacing the door frames/liners, but as its a timber framed house, the existing frames are secured to....well, wood i guess (not brick), so am not sure whether i'll be opening a great big can of worms by attempting it.
So any help on these specific doors would be most appreciated, thanks fellas.
not been around in a while.
I've done a search for this, but really wanted experienced advice on my specific problem if possible please.
OK, our timber-framed house is proving a nightmare for door replacement.
I have 8 internal doors to replace, all being of http://www.wickes.co.uk/Geneva-Oak-Veneer-Door/invt/180105 kind.
So, i know they are only veneered and underneath there will be the cheap (ish) batoned framework, hence the instructions NOT to trim off more than 12.5mm of each edge.
However, some of our doors would need approx 30mm trimmed off; either width or height (they all vary quite a bit).
eg, one door is 1952 x 725; so kind of halfway between a 686 and 762 wide door , plus 30mm would need taking off the height of 1981.
The question is; as has been posted before, can i really get away with trimming up to 30mm off (15mm each edge i guess).
I've done it before on those cheap-ass colonnial pine £19 jobbies and the bottom baton has fallen out. But i've just glued it back inside the cavity ftw.
However with £100 doors i'm reluctantant to bodge fix it.
Made to measure doors are uber expensive as are solid wood doors of a similar design.
I contemplated replacing the door frames/liners, but as its a timber framed house, the existing frames are secured to....well, wood i guess (not brick), so am not sure whether i'll be opening a great big can of worms by attempting it.
So any help on these specific doors would be most appreciated, thanks fellas.