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PostPosted: 16:53 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Door frame - floor uneven Reply with quote

I'm fitting an exterior door to my back alley. I've offered up the frame and found the walls straight but the floor's got a bit of a slope. To get the sill level I need to raise one side up ~40mm.

Would the best approach be to frame out the shape of the sill and use self levelling compound?
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Re: Door frame - floor uneven Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
I'm fitting an exterior door to my back alley. I've offered up the frame and found the walls straight but the floor's got a bit of a slope. To get the sill level I need to raise one side up ~40mm.

Would the best approach be to frame out the shape of the sill and use self levelling compound?


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PostPosted: 18:03 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote

You'd usually plane the bottom of the door until it fits.
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would rising hinges help, not quite sure which bit isn't fitting from what you have written.
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I'll have to take some photos. I'm conscious of Nobby's point but levelling the area leading up to the door is about 2m2, probably stretching my DIY skills.

On the other hand, once the door's in place I can just wait till the wife kicks off about tripping over the sill to finish levelling the rest of the area Smile At the moment she's muttering about wasting time on the sill... "just fill the gap with foam, ffs"
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PostPosted: 23:59 - 14 Apr 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe easier to demolish downstairs and rebuild.

I hope that helps.
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 15 Apr 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote

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