Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Gaps in external doors 6May 01, 2013 10:30 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Gaps in external doors 8May 01, 2013 12:02 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Gaps in external doors 14May 15, 2013 8:04 am Hi ed, The builder actually put up the doors himself together with his sidekick so it is his work. Also our contract actually specified that all gaps to the outside were to be sealed. You are probably right that this is typical of 90 percent of the work around. I have come to the conclusion that DIY (destroy it yourself) is the way to go. At least it's cheaper. Re: Gaps in external doors 15May 15, 2013 5:25 pm Liliana Hi ed, The builder actually put up the doors himself together with his sidekick so it is his work. Also our contract actually specified that all gaps to the outside were to be sealed. You are probably right that this is typical of 90 percent of the work around. I have come to the conclusion that DIY (destroy it yourself) is the way to go. At least it's cheaper. I can't stand the couldn't care less attitude of people who take your good money, and give their version of service... so he saved $35... Today I decided to replace a whole houselot of windows for a disappointed customer, not my fault, and I could hide behind a disclaimer. But the customer would not be happy, and neither would I... Number 1, make people happy, Number 2, make a living by doing that. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Gaps in external doors 16May 17, 2013 8:13 pm 33amc Chippy is dead right with his examination. Personally it looks lke a handy man with no experience in french doors has done this work. Even though Chippy puts forward the logic behind this madness, Im sure he also agrees this is sub par in the way it has been executed. You wont find a rebate kit to suit that mortice lock at bunnings. Basiclly the only way to make this good is throw them away and start with new doors and lock. Trying to rebate the doors now or add beads will change the backset of the lock meaning the holes will be in the wrong place. And you said this was done by a professional? Agreed! I didn't want to be to harsh but yes, the way this door has been hung looks like it was done by an amateur. You could cut and fit beads to the door to form the rebates without affecting the backset of the lock and by the look of the lock I'd say a gainsborough 757 rebate kit would be what you need for the lock. However, you still have the recessed bolts in the door that would have to be removed as they wont fit with rebates. these check outs would then need to be filled. Basically the time it would take for a chippy to make all that good you would be better of binning the whole lot and starting again, just don't get the same guys to fit them this time. I'd be embarrassed if I had hung these doors and would be fixing them out of my own pocket (not that it would ever get to that). The guy is a master something just not a master builder. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Gaps in external doors 18May 18, 2013 7:58 am Now I'm really depressed! It isn't really possible for us to bin the doors - they are double-glazed custom made units and wouldn't be cheap to replace. Our only options are to fix them ourselves or to pursue the builder (and the building designer who did the contract administration on this supposedly "energy-efficient" house) to fix the problem for us. But honestly I don't want the builder touching anything. So far my husband has just fixed everything himself - we are too afraid the builder might come back and do some more "quality" work. The doors are going to have to stay like this for the winter because my husband won't be back till September. Re: Gaps in external doors 19May 19, 2013 12:45 pm I'd leave them as is then get a sales rep from the door company or some building professional to write up a comment on the (non) professional way they have been installed. Somehow I think you are going to have other issues with this guy anyway. Stewie Re: Gaps in external doors 20May 19, 2013 7:25 pm Stewie D I'd leave them as is then get a sales rep from the door company or some building professional to write up a comment on the (non) professional way they have been installed. Somehow I think you are going to have other issues with this guy anyway. Stewie Hi Stewie, By way of a fix, couldn't a mushroom stop/bead be fitted to the right hand leaf on the inside? Then you can't see the gap. Also couldn't the external bead be tidied up (or replaced) to remove the notch (and the cutouts for the handle and lock), and align the bead with the edge of the striker plate so that it has a continuous line (maybe a narrower bead)? Thanks Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Brass fly wire, you will need to cut it, shape it and jam it into brick slots 1 7500 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - I’m new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19181 Sorry I missed this, simply put this is a pathetic job, and as it stands it is non-compliant... I think the worst part is not in the quality of the workmanship so much… 5 7080 |