Hello,
I am replacing all the internal doors in my house. The original downstairs doors are about 10mm thicker than the doors upstairs and obviously so is the frame rebate. The new doors are all 34mm thick.
So what are my options for the downstairs doors? I could cut the hinge into the rebate, but is that the only way?
Thanks,
Graham
Replace the door stop to suit the new doors?
mark
Yes, it's probably not a rebate at all. The stop is just nailed on. It'll have to go anyway or the new doors won't fit
External doors are generally 44mm and if the design is suitable there is no reason apart from cost not to use them internally. If you haven't already done so, check out what is on offer from a specialist door supplier, e.g. Todd Doors in west London.
I did one a couple of weeks ago. To do a neat job, I cut 3 strips of extra rebate wood (approx 12mm x 8mm), and nailed them in place - obviously quite easy if you have access to a circular, but difficult if you havent. It did take a lot of time though getting the dimensions correct, but i couldnt see any other way of doing it properly. Alan.
Providing they're not victorian door frames ie they're one piece with rebate.
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