Another job done in the Great Mouldy House Renovation

Doors:

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OK - only part DIY and part subbed to some carpenters who know what they are doing.

We have 3 sliders due to space constraints. 2 swingers where that is not a problem.

2 door frames I put in years ago as solid oak. The architrave is oak.

3 frames are actually with their original liners, but clad in some 5mm thick oak planks I got machined by a local yard. These are nailgunned on with some PU foaming glue as well.

Architraves are nailgunned on with a bit of PU glue.

Doors were made out of yellow pine by a local carpenter and his chaps hung them and put my trim on.

I'm afraid, apart from the design and prep of the old frames and the 2 complete frames I built and installed, the only DIY bit is the paintjob.

But I thought it would be interesting to share for a few points with respect to the sliders in particular.

1) I chose a chamfered architrave so the sliders would pull across the flat bits. The carpenter suggested adding 2 vertical brush strips to help the seal and these work well - only a mm or two gap in places and a pretty good light and sound seal.

2) It took a while to find a suitable bolt for the bedroom door and the bathroom door. Each has a 5mm hole drilled through the keep to the back of the door so they can be released from outside but pushing a screwdriver in and pushing the bolt end back.

3) Coating is Treatex Hardwax Oil
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which is noce stuff and does not give everyone headaches or mess with my kids' asthma.

One coat clear on the oak (except inside the bathroom, when I used 2) and 1 coat "Medium Oak" colour on the pine doors which is a good colour match for the frames.

The door slider gear is a fully enclosed channel so not prone to the doors jumping off in fact it is not possible). The slider channel is bolted through a piece of packing timber into the wall for spacing.

The style will not be everyone's taste - it's fairly rustic, but it suits this place.

So, tick - another job done :)

Reply to
Tim Watts
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Glue out of a bottle that foams up, or low expansion squirty foam from a can/gun?

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Andy Burns

Out of a gun tube, but basically the same as what comes out of a bottle (aka Gorilla Glue). Low/slow foam

Reply to
Tim Watts

And just finally shoved some scrap ply as a temporary solution to some missing soffits before the wasps move in...

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Tim Watts

But did you get them to make this noise?

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ARW

When I was a kid I used to think how cool it would be. Now I know the momentum in a sliding wooden door moving at that sort of speed I am not so sure!

Reply to
Tim Watts

You are never too old to act like a child.

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ARW

/When I was a kid I used to think how cool it would be. Now I know the momentum in a sliding wooden door moving at that sort of speed I am not so sure! /q

Ah well that's wooden doors..... Nano thin 'ally & sponge' TM doors is what you want for that gig...

Jim K

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JimK

Pneumatic piston up in the pelmet? That should even give the right sound. Can also open the bog door remotely for giggles :)

Reply to
Tim Watts

Or cardboard, like the Star Trek props?

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Tim Watts

It wouldn?t be hard to do with one of those greeting card sound chips.

Or an arduino.

Reply to
Jacko

How does a greeting card open the door?

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Tim Watts

Conceptually, think: "Sirius Cybernetics". :-)

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Johnny B Good

Glad to be of service ...

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