Interior doors - how to get them to fit!
Discussion
I our house is icy cold because it is an open-plan Victorian cottage.
The lounge and dining room are one big room with a knocked through partition wall, and the kitchen is at the back of the house with no interior door between the front of the house and the back of the kitchen - it's a bugger to heat.
There is an empty doorframe leading into the kitchen that has been painted over. It is quite narrow and a bit bumpy round the edges where the paint job was completely f
ked by the previous owner.
Best method of fitting an interior door?
Buy one that is approximately right, sand the frame down, plane the door until it fits?
The lounge and dining room are one big room with a knocked through partition wall, and the kitchen is at the back of the house with no interior door between the front of the house and the back of the kitchen - it's a bugger to heat.
There is an empty doorframe leading into the kitchen that has been painted over. It is quite narrow and a bit bumpy round the edges where the paint job was completely f
ked by the previous owner.Best method of fitting an interior door?
Buy one that is approximately right, sand the frame down, plane the door until it fits?
Simpo Two said:
You'll need hinges, lock and handles as well, so you need to be fairly competent at woodwork (drilling and chiselling) to make a good job.
Just don't connect it to a solar panel because they're really dangerous.
What's the lock for?!?! Just don't connect it to a solar panel because they're really dangerous.
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 15th November 18:00
P924 said:
Simpo Two said:
You'll need hinges, lock and handles as well, so you need to be fairly competent at woodwork (drilling and chiselling) to make a good job.
Just don't connect it to a solar panel because they're really dangerous.
What's the lock for?!?! Just don't connect it to a solar panel because they're really dangerous.
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 15th November 18:00
If you're worried about doing it then get a bit of planed wood and have a go at fitting some hinges and door locks / handles to it. It will give you a lot more confidence to go do the door then.
Just make sure this is witnessed by a Part P qualified electrician and a time served fully certificated gas fitter.
Just make sure this is witnessed by a Part P qualified electrician and a time served fully certificated gas fitter.
Two tips from recent experience...
Chisel should be scalpel sharp - even worth getting a couple of cheapy own-brand ones specifically for the job!
Fit the beading last. (can't recall the correct term but the wood strips that prevent the door from going past the shut point). If these are already there, remove them before fitting the door.
Chisel should be scalpel sharp - even worth getting a couple of cheapy own-brand ones specifically for the job!
Fit the beading last. (can't recall the correct term but the wood strips that prevent the door from going past the shut point). If these are already there, remove them before fitting the door.
Make sure that the door you buy fits the frame near enough.Many solid wood looking doors these days look like solid wood and when you take off more than 8-10mm you hit chipboard,Cheap doors are even worse!I know it can be a pain getting the right sized new door for victorian door frames from experiance.
Globulator said:
it may be easier to fit a new frame with the new door - take up all the errors when you fit the frame.
This. The frame is no doubt cock-eyed so put a new one in (straight, and of a size the door you want will fit - within limits) instead of butchering the door to fit. It will look a heck of a lot better.
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