To be fair, first video I looked at this morning by the supplier with fresh eyes I think spells out the issue.......Change supplier.
Door Threshold / FFL
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Horrific threshold detail.
Seek out a proper supplier that fits sills to their doors.
Find a local door/window company and one that you can discuss FFL's with.
I'm guessing the door opens in?
Hi @noseall, yes. The door opens inwards.
I've a good local supplier but by his own admission states I would be able to better price/function/performance wise than their offering.
Been looking at Welthaus, very, very competitively priced with a decent lead time and good reviews from self builders on the forums. I may look to use that as leverage with local fitters but I don't want to be wasting their time.
I think their threshold offering is far more sensible and what you were referring to (see attached).
In terms of FFL would it be acceptable to remove a course of bricks and then use one of their aluminium riser/packer options under the threshold to achieve the right height for a semi flush FFL?
www.welt-haus.com
Thanks again
I've a good local supplier but by his own admission states I would be able to better price/function/performance wise than their offering.
Been looking at Welthaus, very, very competitively priced with a decent lead time and good reviews from self builders on the forums. I may look to use that as leverage with local fitters but I don't want to be wasting their time.
I think their threshold offering is far more sensible and what you were referring to (see attached).
In terms of FFL would it be acceptable to remove a course of bricks and then use one of their aluminium riser/packer options under the threshold to achieve the right height for a semi flush FFL?
Aluminum Door ALU90
WeltHaus doors DeLuxe ALU 90 Aluminium 100%. Aluminium doors with high thermal insulation.
Thanks again
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I don't do building sites because New Houses Built Crap (NHBC). The only useful purpose for an NHBC certificate is when you run out of toilet paper.
I just adhere to Cumberland Building Regs. Worst place to fit doors and windows is on the outer leaf. If you were in Scotland, you would have to check the brickwork so the plastic cavity closers don't work in that scenario.
If you fit a window on the outer leaf, you have to place the vertical DPC in the cavity as normal but wrap it around the reveal to the outside. Then fit the window (yes, it does mean drilling through the dpc) and seal the pve frame to the dpc. When set, trim the dpc off. Any moisture between the brick and dpc can only transfer to the cavity.
And the other thing is, the outer brickwork should ALWAYS be lower than the inner leaf, yet another detail most tradesmen get wrong.
So where do you position the frames exactly?
Confused,
dot com.
You mean wall ties should not slope towards the inner leaf.
Position them at ClosedCavity.com
If I meant wall ties, I would have said wall ties. As the thread is to do with DOORWAYS the BRICKWORK should ALWAYS below lower than the inner-leaf. That means, the brickwork on the outer leaf should be lower than the inner leaf. The dimensions of the threshold will determine if you are a course lower, or use snapped headers rather than split bricks.
Do you work on building sites? If you do, it figures.
Nonsense.
The returned inner cavity blockwork?
If plastic cavity closers, use cleats. Composite doors cannot be fitted with cleats, they need a correct returned cavity.
So do you build the brickwork below the doors threshold at the same level as the floor? That's why NHBC, (New Houses Built Crap). Try that stupidity on any of my builds and you're sacked.
That (cold bridge) detail stopped about 30 years ago, lol.
Not the foggiest what you are on about. I build the blockwork and brick-work up to DPC.
Nonsense.