On 15/07/2015 03:36, John Rumm wrote:
On 7/14/2015 7:14 PM, RJH wrote:

I want to put a door, about H90cm x W40cm in a section of timber
stud/plasterboard, to give access for storage to the void behind. The

If you want to store stuff in the storage space, I would make it wider
than 40cm - else you will have difficulty getting anything worthwhile in
there!

void is encased in insulation board, so it doesn't need to be the last
word in airtightness.

I keep thinking about doing it, looking, head scratching, but don't know
where to start. I've got lots of odd bits of timber for a frame, but I'm
not sure how to go about it all. I'm not completely clueless - I did put
the partition in, and have done quite a bit of mild joinery.

Any ideas please? A sort of scheme of work would be much appreciated!

Decide roughly where you want it. Make a hole though the wall somewhere
in the proposed door space. This will let you see where the studs are,
and mark out where to cut the plasterboard. You want the left hand edge
cut flush to the right side of a stud, and the right side cut flush to
the left of a stud 2 over to the right from the first (so your gap will
be twice the stud spacing - typically 800mm ish). Cut the top about 1"
higher than where you want the top of the door.

Now cut out the middle stud, and chop the top off behind the
plasterboard about 2" higher than the cut you made in the top of the
plasterboard. You can now use the bit you just cut out to trim to length
and put back a horizontal timber to make the top of the door way. It
will also give you something to fix the top of the cut stud back to. A
bit like the header above the door in the picture he

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...rs_.2F_Windows

Once done you should have an opening looking like:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...dyForFrame.png


Now you can fit a door lining (aka door frame):

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...ameInPlace.png

Then just follow the steps to fit the door:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...ing_the_lining



Splendid - thanks very much indeed.

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Cheers, Rob