Undersized upvc door

[nicholas221078]

Hi all

I've got the chance of a free upvc door .
It's only 2 year old but my opening is 950cm wide , this door is 880, so as I'm getting the door free is it bad practice to put a 70mm addon on,
It's 210cm high too.
There is a window to the side also attached with a joining addon, if it's OK to do this can the 70mm go hinge side?

 

[nicholas221078]

So it would be a 70x70 addon

 

[nicholas221078]

Please help , right or wrong replies welcome

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Please help , right or wrong replies welcome

You cannot, I don't think sensibly, add to the door itself. If the frame is included, you could make a reasonable job of infilling around the outside edge of the frame.

 

[nicholas221078]

Hi.
It is the frame I'm meaning , 880cm wide frame edge to edge 950cm opening.

Thanks

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Hi.
It is the frame I'm meaning , 880cm wide frame edge to edge 950cm opening.

Thanks

It should then, be doable.

 

[nicholas221078]

Thanks

 

[johnny2007]

Yes, doable.
I've seen upvc fitters use profiles with aluminium core to close those gaps.

 

[ronniecabers]

Certainly doable and sometimes add ons are used hinge side to make sure hinges clear internal walls. Only thing I will say about it is you will need long screws and sometimes this can mean the fixing isn't always as secure as it could be ... in that it could vibrate and twist slightly when the door is opened or closed , as add on is hollow. I have known wood be put inside the addon to make it slightly more rigid

 

[nicholas221078]

Thanks for the info appreciated