Wombat2
2nd March 2008, 03:08 PM
Two request regarding the installation of new doors-
Situation is we are pulling out a large aluminum sliding door and replacing it with two timber French doors in a timber frame. The opening is 1800 wide and 2050 high. We found an 'orphan' in the local Timber window/door manufacturing place that is 1820 wide and at $500 cheaper than custom made so took it. Herein lies the two questions,
The salesman said hire a brick cutter and whip 20mm off the bricks on one side of the opening - my thoughts are to cut 20mm of the width of the door frame and shave 10mm off the outside edge of each door. - What are your thoughts? (consider I have, and am used to handling the woodworking machinery but never used a brick cutter in situ before)
The other question is installation- I had imagined installing the timber frame 'halfway' in the wall with a bit of brick work return showing and using Parliament Hinges to bring the doors out and swing flat against the wall when open. Again the salesman said that the frame edge should be installed flush with the brickwork and there is no need for Parliament Hinges. - Opinions please?
Situation is we are pulling out a large aluminum sliding door and replacing it with two timber French doors in a timber frame. The opening is 1800 wide and 2050 high. We found an 'orphan' in the local Timber window/door manufacturing place that is 1820 wide and at $500 cheaper than custom made so took it. Herein lies the two questions,
The salesman said hire a brick cutter and whip 20mm off the bricks on one side of the opening - my thoughts are to cut 20mm of the width of the door frame and shave 10mm off the outside edge of each door. - What are your thoughts? (consider I have, and am used to handling the woodworking machinery but never used a brick cutter in situ before)
The other question is installation- I had imagined installing the timber frame 'halfway' in the wall with a bit of brick work return showing and using Parliament Hinges to bring the doors out and swing flat against the wall when open. Again the salesman said that the frame edge should be installed flush with the brickwork and there is no need for Parliament Hinges. - Opinions please?