Fitting A Door Frame To Brick

As mentioned in other pages it will often be necessary to fit a new door frame as well as a new door.

Fitting a door frame to brick.

To replace a steel frame in a masonry wall special anchors are used to fasten the frame to the surrounding brick or block. Remove the existing frame step 1 cut away any existing caulk between the frame and the masonry wall. The timber in the cavity was fixed to the frame first and used in addition to ties that were laid between the courses maybe 3 4 each side and the bricks were laid up to the timber batten. Before you make your first cut double check the measurements.

If the wall you are fitting to is masonry you ll want to space the screws so they fall in the middle of the bricks or blocks instead because too close to the edge of a brick and it ll just split or shatter. Tighten the screws until the heads are flush with the face of the timber frame. Determine how tall and how wide you want the doorway to be. Robin s back with another carpentry tutorial.

The necessary brickwork opening dimensions for wickes door frames are 6 10 x 2 10 6 10 x 3 1 and 7 0 x 3 0 with a little clearance all round but it should be stressed that those dimensions do give. Use chalk to mark the areas where you want to cut through the brick. Most frequently this base material will be concrete brick or block and will require the use of special concrete fasteners. Door frames may range from solid wood to hollow steel.

Measure the distance between the jambs at the head of the liner and cut a piece of timber the same length. Drive a inch tapcon style concrete screw through each hole in the frame into the corresponding hole in the brick. If you are going to install a door into the frame take into account the exact dimensions of the door when you make your measurements on the wall. This is the first part of a series of three and it s how to fit interior doors part one is the door lining.

Fix this piece of timber between the jambs at the bottom of the frame. For example a frame made of 2 by lumber would require a 3 inch concrete screw. By screwing the frame in place you can adjust it by winding the screws in out later and wedging behind it. Use a screw 1 inches longer than the thickness of your frame.

This is a relatively straightforward process and begins with measuring the existing brickwork opening to check that one of wickes hardwood frames complete with a sill will fit.