What Size of External Oak Door Do I Need?
Oak is an organic, natural and subjectively attractive building material that has been used to build front, rear and interior doors for hundreds of years. There is an unmistakable and unique quality to a solid oak door, which means that, even with their more lofty price tags, they are still the favoured choice of homeowners across the country. Before you spend hours searching for the right door, however, you might want to consider its size, as that last thing you'll want to do if you've spent hundreds on a gorgeous external oak door, is have to sand it within an inch of its life if it's too large for your frame, or bulk it out with unsightly packers if it's too small.
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Just because it's a simple task, however, doesn't mean that it's not possible to make mistakes, and those mistakes can be incredibly costly. Here we'll take you through the steps involved in measuring a door frame for a door fitting and an opening for a door frame, and making sure you know exactly what size your external oak door needs to …show more content…
Of course, if your door frame doesn't adhere to any of these sizes, most manufacturers will be able to build you a bespoke door, but this will obviously put a larger dent in your wallet. The vast majority of doors, both internal and external, will be around 1981mm in height, but the width will vary depending on when your home was built. Generally speaking, frames get wider the newer the property is, with most conventional external frames being able to fit door widths of 762mm, 838mm. Some older houses, meanwhile might have door spaces of only 610mm or
Oak is an organic, natural and subjectively attractive building material that has been used to build front, rear and interior doors for hundreds of years. There is an unmistakable and unique quality to a solid oak door, which means that, even with their more lofty price tags, they are still the favoured choice of homeowners across the country. Before you spend hours searching for the right door, however, you might want to consider its size, as that last thing you'll want to do if you've spent hundreds on a gorgeous external oak door, is have to sand it within an inch of its life if it's too large for your frame, or bulk it out with unsightly packers if it's too small.
With everything from daytime …show more content…
Just because it's a simple task, however, doesn't mean that it's not possible to make mistakes, and those mistakes can be incredibly costly. Here we'll take you through the steps involved in measuring a door frame for a door fitting and an opening for a door frame, and making sure you know exactly what size your external oak door needs to …show more content…
Of course, if your door frame doesn't adhere to any of these sizes, most manufacturers will be able to build you a bespoke door, but this will obviously put a larger dent in your wallet. The vast majority of doors, both internal and external, will be around 1981mm in height, but the width will vary depending on when your home was built. Generally speaking, frames get wider the newer the property is, with most conventional external frames being able to fit door widths of 762mm, 838mm. Some older houses, meanwhile might have door spaces of only 610mm or