My huge project of converting parts of the stable into a workshop/woodshop is underway, and I’ve started thinking about the stable door. The goal is to replace the somewhat worn-out door you can see in the pictures with an insulated door (the workshop should be somewhat heated during the winter) that is also approved by insurance companies. When I talked to Länsförsäkringar, they said they don’t care what kind of door it is as long as it has an approved lock, but I suspect it’s not quite that simple, so I’ll check that again.
I feel quite confident about building the door panels themselves (largely thanks to imported_Byggaren's fantastic post here: http://www.byggahus.se/forum/byggmaterial-byggteknik/74328-bygga-dorr-som-inte-slar-sig.html), so it will be cross-laminated studs + some sheet material (perhaps fomplyfa?) as well as some nice cladding on the exterior and interior. But how do I make it airtight? Do I need to build a frame, or could I somehow make use of the existing "frame" in the wall?
Is the bricked frame straight enough to seal tightly against your new door leaves, which of course will be perfectly straight? It might work with the existing frames, and it's quite attractive if it does, but you may need to touch them up so they can seal tightly. Then, with good weatherstripping, it could work.
I myself have renovated a 150-year-old exterior door because I thought the exterior was so beautiful that it deserved to survive. But getting it to seal tightly against a frame that wasn't perfect was the tricky part of the process.
I would probably have built the gate into the existing wall frame, then plastered it to make it a bit tighter, and then finished with some kind of rubber strip if I wanted it completely sealed.
/ATW
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