Joinery isnt my speciality.

Further to my recent bathroom post,becuase the bathroom is so small,i
thought id arrange for the door to open outwards instead of into the
bathroom. Unfortunately the rebated section of the door frame is
actually part of the wood,i.e it has been manufactured/routed as part
of the door casing so its not just a case of prising off a strip of
wood and repositioning it to allw outward opening.

As the walls are of studded/plasterboard construction and the floor is
chipboard, I was thinking that i could prise off the architraving
around the door casing and cut/remove any nails/fixings that are
holding it place,get the door casing out and rotate it and refix it so
that the door rebate is now facing outward into the upstairs
landing,then refix the door. Does this sound like it'll work ?!
Ta

joe

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:17:53 +0000, tarquinlinbin
strung together this:

Does this sound like it'll work ?!

Yep.
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tarquinlinbin wrote:

Joinery isnt my speciality.

Further to my recent bathroom post,becuase the bathroom is so small,i
thought id arrange for the door to open outwards instead of into the
bathroom. Unfortunately the rebated section of the door frame is
actually part of the wood,i.e it has been manufactured/routed as part
of the door casing so its not just a case of prising off a strip of
wood and repositioning it to allw outward opening.

As the walls are of studded/plasterboard construction and the floor is
chipboard, I was thinking that i could prise off the architraving
around the door casing and cut/remove any nails/fixings that are
holding it place,get the door casing out and rotate it and refix it so
that the door rebate is now facing outward into the upstairs
landing,then refix the door. Does this sound like it'll work ?!
Ta

YES.


joe

tarquinlinbin wrote:

landing,then refix the door. Does this sound like it'll work ?!

Should do, and if you do knacker it in the process, a new door lining
kit should be no more than 15 quid from a timber yard.

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John.

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"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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Joinery isnt my speciality.

Further to my recent bathroom post,becuase the bathroom is so small,i
thought id arrange for the door to open outwards instead of into the
bathroom. Unfortunately the rebated section of the door frame is
actually part of the wood,i.e it has been manufactured/routed as part
of the door casing so its not just a case of prising off a strip of
wood and repositioning it to allw outward opening.

As the walls are of studded/plasterboard construction and the floor is
chipboard, I was thinking that i could prise off the architraving
around the door casing and cut/remove any nails/fixings that are
holding it place,get the door casing out and rotate it and refix it so
that the door rebate is now facing outward into the upstairs
landing,then refix the door. Does this sound like it'll work ?!


The door lining will probably get f***ed doing this as it will probably be
well attached to the studding. But a new lining will only cost about £10-15

Simplest would (might) be to trim about half inch of sides and top of
door and rehang on the other side, then fill the old rebate with a
batten (battens) about one inch thick, forming a new rebate for a now
slightly smaller door. If you try and cut it out all will be fooked and
you might end up needing new lining door and architraves - not to
mention making good the plaster and deco etc. Hope this makes sense am
slightly ****ed at the mo. What time is it?

cheers

Jacob

On 31 Jan 2005 12:22:17 -0800, wrote:

Simplest would (might) be to trim about half inch of sides and top of
door and rehang on the other side, then fill the old rebate with a
batten (battens) about one inch thick, forming a new rebate for a now
slightly smaller door. If you try and cut it out all will be fooked and
you might end up needing new lining door and architraves - not to
mention making good the plaster and deco etc. Hope this makes sense am
slightly ****ed at the mo. What time is it?

cheers

Jacob
I had considered cutting out the rebate as you say but then what with?
It would need to be a neat job as its on show,a jig saw would tend to
wander and a circular saw being waved in the air would be a
disaster..?

tarquinlinbin wrote:

On 31 Jan 2005 12:22:17 -0800, wrote:


Simplest would (might) be to trim about half inch of sides and top of
door and rehang on the other side, then fill the old rebate with a
batten (battens) about one inch thick, forming a new rebate for a now
slightly smaller door. If you try and cut it out all will be fooked and
you might end up needing new lining door and architraves - not to
mention making good the plaster and deco etc. Hope this makes sense am
slightly ****ed at the mo. What time is it?

cheers

Jacob

I had considered cutting out the rebate as you say but then what with?
It would need to be a neat job as its on show,a jig saw would tend to
wander and a circular saw being waved in the air would be a
disaster..?

I think he ment, fill in the old rebate with a bit of wood, and form a
new one by sticking on new door stops. No routing, cutting or jigging
required ;-)

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John.

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:54:40 +0000, tarquinlinbin
wrote:

I had considered cutting out the rebate as you say but then what with?
It would need to be a neat job as its on show,a jig saw would tend to
wander and a circular saw being waved in the air would be a
disaster..?

Hi,

A planer would do most of it, then a belt sander with the right grades
of sanding belt to carefully get it flush with the rest of the frame.

Could well be better to get a quote from a local chippy and have them
risk their fingers instead.

If the frame can come out and be reversed easily then that may be a
much better way to go.

cheers,
Pete.

Exactly - except you'd also have to trim the door to fit the new
smaller opening. Easiest way to do it and would look quite neat if done
carefully. You could make it an invisible alteration if you re-position
the architrave on what was the opening side so that it covers the
planted-on rebate filling piece and new stops.
This is DIY advice only. Personally I'd do a proper job and turn the
whole lot around.

cheers

Jacob