Fitting new doors in an old house
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Fitting new doors in an old house

by DIY Newbie » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:55 pm

Hi, could anyone tell me the best way of fitting a new door in an old house. We like the B&Q styles but they're too small! Do I have to adapt the door frame (if so, how?) and how difficult is it? I'd appreciate all help and advice I could get, cheers

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by wack » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:52 pm

Hi, Could you tell me the opening sizes of the old doorframes, then i may be able to help.

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by DIY Newbie » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:37 pm

Hi, I measured the frame and its 78"H * 29.5"W. The trouble is the frames kind of vary around the House. This is a real pain, Help!

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by wack » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:03 pm

Hi, Most internal doors from b&q are 78" x 30", these can be planed and cut to suit your doorframes. Before you purchase any of these doors measure the openings at the top, middle and bottom, you may find that they are 30" at the top and deminish down to 29,5" because the doorframe legs are not plumb, check them with a spirit level. If this is the case you could carefully remove the architraves and adjust the legs until they are plumb, then refit the architraves.You may have to cut back the skirting boards to allow you to fit the architraves in the new position.

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