I would like to fit a new double glazed door after first removing the
old wooden door and frame. There are great savings to be made by not
having a double glazing company fit it for me. Is it within the scope
of a comptent diyer? Are there any websites or books that can help me
with this project? Any tips? Many pitfalls?

Andy wrote:

I would like to fit a new double glazed door after first removing the
old wooden door and frame. There are great savings to be made by not
having a double glazing company fit it for me. Is it within the scope
of a comptent diyer?

Certainly...

Are there any websites or books that can help me
with this project? Any tips? Many pitfalls?

Don't know about web sites, but I am sure there are plenty of other
folks here who have installed doors....

Pitfalls: make sure the opening has an adequate lintel over before you
remove the frame.

Fitting is usually a case of fixing the frame (using a few frame fixings
oddly ;-) then making good the interior and exterior reveals, and
finally applying some frame sealant round the edges.


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Cheers,

John.

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On 10 Oct 2005 15:03:43 -0700, "Andy"
wrote:

I would like to fit a new double glazed door after first removing the
old wooden door and frame. There are great savings to be made by not
having a double glazing company fit it for me. Is it within the scope
of a comptent diyer? Are there any websites or books that can help me
with this project? Any tips? Many pitfalls?

Make sure you get the right size, I go for 5mm smaller then the hole

Make sure you have a lintel

When fitting

fix in with Frame fixings

Use packers to make sure you do not bend the door with the fixings,
put the packers round the fixings between theframe and the brick

Make sure its still a rectangle - measure the diaganols

Fill gap arround frame with spray foam

Cut sprayfoam flush and make good.

Rick

"Rick" wrote in message
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On 10 Oct 2005 15:03:43 -0700, "Andy"
wrote:

I would like to fit a new double glazed door after first removing the
old wooden door and frame. There are great savings to be made by not
having a double glazing company fit it for me. Is it within the scope
of a comptent diyer? Are there any websites or books that can help me
with this project? Any tips? Many pitfalls?

Make sure you get the right size, I go for 5mm smaller then the hole

Make sure you have a lintel

When fitting

fix in with Frame fixings

Use packers to make sure you do not bend the door with the fixings,
put the packers round the fixings between theframe and the brick

Make sure its still a rectangle - measure the diaganols

Fill gap arround frame with spray foam

Cut sprayfoam flush and make good.

Rick

And also make absolutely sure the frame is plumb before and after you fix
it, using an accurate spirit level. There's not many things more annoying
than a door that swings open or closed on its own.