fitting a wood door to upvc frame

[andreasimmonds]

i would like to know what would be the method for fitting a wooden external door to a UPVC frame and if this is possible at all. Ive been told by severall window manu. that this can not be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[breezer]

i would like to know what would be the method for fitting a wooden external door to a UPVC frame and if this is possible at all. Ive been told by severall window manu. that this can not be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks

seem to have answred your own question

Ive been told by severall window manu. that this can not be done.

probably has to do with timber expanding

 

[Nige F]

and "normal"screwed hinges wouldn`t hold in the plastic frame

 

[Glassman]

I've just hit on a great idea.
Why not just fit the wooden door within a wooden outer frame?

 

[big-all]

i would like to know what would be the method for fitting a wooden external door to a UPVC frame and if this is possible at all. Ive been told by severall window manu. that this can not be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks

they each have the hinges in a different place
the doubleglazed doors are on the face where as the wooden doors have the hinges fixed along the edge and the hinges tend to pivot at a different point to allow the d/g seals to work properly

 

[Melted]

It has become the fashion to fit ether timber or composite doors into pvcu frames. Retro fitting though can be a messy business. things to considder are. Frame rebate size and lock positions as pvcu doors tend to be thicker and the lock located closer to the edge of the frame.
There are a large number of hinges on the market for doing this job. but its simpler to replace the frame at the same time.

 

[simoniris]

uPVC doors tend to have several latch points up the door's leading edge side of the frame, a timber door would use a mortice lock. You will therefore end up with only one locking point in the weakest part of the frame - the lip on the edge, rather than the strip screwed into the reveal.
Pull the frame out and install a proper external grade timber frame, it will hold the door more firmly and allow secure locking.

 

[breezer]

i bet the OP has done it now.

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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006

andreasimmonds

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