The house is from 1927. The door is in a section that was added at the same time the facade brickwork was installed. Probably in the mid-60s.
I am in the process of replacing an old patio door with a new and larger PVC door.
The old door is 140cm and the new one will be 180cm instead. Possibly, I might have to remove a row of bricks above the door as well. I don't know exactly how the brick beam above this door is constructed, but I have seen that above our front door there are reinforcement bars between the bricks (since they have rusted). So I assume it is something similar here.
I have many questions and thoughts.
I have read that you can drill through the brick and insert stainless steel reinforcement bars. But it feels like the facade brick is a bit too weak to achieve that. Another idea is to get a stronger stainless steel flat bar and mortar in a row of bricks over it.
How is it best to shore up when you're making the opening?
Then to the installation of the door.
I assume you screw the door into the wooden studs inside the facade brickwork. How do you seal between the door and the brickwork then? Does it work to just use mortar or will moisture seep through and go into the wooden studs? Don't you need some kind of sealing there?
At the bottom, the door is mounted against the sill I assume. There you probably also need sealing I suppose. Plus a metal flashing. The door is more or less completely flat at the bottom. It's a Veka outward-opening double door. It doesn't look like their windows and has a low threshold.
I am grateful for help and tips on how to do this.
Best regards
I am in the process of replacing an old patio door with a new and larger PVC door.
The old door is 140cm and the new one will be 180cm instead. Possibly, I might have to remove a row of bricks above the door as well. I don't know exactly how the brick beam above this door is constructed, but I have seen that above our front door there are reinforcement bars between the bricks (since they have rusted). So I assume it is something similar here.
I have many questions and thoughts.
I have read that you can drill through the brick and insert stainless steel reinforcement bars. But it feels like the facade brick is a bit too weak to achieve that. Another idea is to get a stronger stainless steel flat bar and mortar in a row of bricks over it.
How is it best to shore up when you're making the opening?
Then to the installation of the door.
I assume you screw the door into the wooden studs inside the facade brickwork. How do you seal between the door and the brickwork then? Does it work to just use mortar or will moisture seep through and go into the wooden studs? Don't you need some kind of sealing there?
At the bottom, the door is mounted against the sill I assume. There you probably also need sealing I suppose. Plus a metal flashing. The door is more or less completely flat at the bottom. It's a Veka outward-opening double door. It doesn't look like their windows and has a low threshold.
I am grateful for help and tips on how to do this.
Best regards
