upvc french doors

[standarren]

hi guys i have a bit of a dilema i want to fit french doors in replacement of my upvc window the problem is the apperature is 1300mm x 2400 whilst the width of 1300mm is spot on i cannot find a door that is 2400mm high the closet one i have found is 2090 could i overcome this problem without having to fork out for a made to measure door cheers guys

[xant14]

A lump of wood 1300 by 310 by thickness of wall...
or four layers of bricks (64mm with a 10mm cement layer will do 310) ... above the door tho.. would be one helluva a step below the door.

[standarren]

thanks mate but how would i cover the wood from the out side surely a beading of 310mm would be pants

[xant14]

Bricks would be ok, wouldn't they?
4x 65 mm bricks, plus 5 x 10mm cement beading = 310

[alexdc12]

just paint the timber with an external paint, use a good bit of timber too not some cheap stuff

[mept1]

wouldent a simple solution be to add a top light?

[Meat-Head]

sodding french causing hassle again, ********, they can't make cars, or upvc doors, what next.

got the 'same' problem with my garage, ONE DAY will getround to cutting a piece of somebody elses scaffolding plank and ram above the door, LONG screws into the metal lintel thing above

lashings of sillicone and away

[DogdySnigwirter]

hi guys i have a bit of a dilema i want to fit french doors in replacement of my upvc window the problem is the apperature is 1300mm x 2400 whilst the width of 1300mm is spot on i cannot find a door that is 2400mm high the closet one i have found is 2090 could i overcome this problem without having to fork out for a made to measure door cheers guys

The simplist of solutions would be to have a made to measure window to fit in the space above the door.
You will need to explain at point of purchase your requirements and the need for a 'coupler' and 'face' drainage.
The glass will also have to be toughened or some other form of safety glass.
You should be looking to pay ?60-?100 for a non opening window depending where you shop and how much time you have to play the companies off of each other.
Leave a tolerance of 10mm when measuring as not all apertures are square. If the the doors you have seen are EXACTLY the same width as the measure from brick to brick you should be ok as the frames usually have 'webs' that can be cut down by approx. 4mm each side.

[stuckylad]

hi guys i have a bit of a dilema i want to fit french doors in replacement of my upvc window the problem is the apperature is 1300mm x 2400 whilst the width of 1300mm is spot on i cannot find a door that is 2400mm high the closet one i have found is 2090 could i overcome this problem without having to fork out for a made to measure door cheers guys

1600mmx100mmx10mm steel plate,cut out mortar bed each side of door insert steel lintol and build 4course of bricks should need about 24 to 30 bricks to match original,wedge and pin at on the last course with slate,job done good luck m8.

[hoggy952]

If you have a foot to fill then a simple timber frame and some kingspan would cover the space, all boarded over with some upvc panelling - tongue and groove or some facia board. I wouldn't like to put some bricks on a plastic frame. Any metal work to support the timber will need some kind of calculation in my limited experience.

All this mucking around leads me to the conclusion that a made to measure door will be the most economical especially since the top stile(???) needs to be securely fixed into something unmovable.

[Bulld0g]

wouldent a simple solution be to add a top light?

Yep this is what i would do. Saves the hassle of lintels etc. Get an add on made for the top of the frame