Bricking up a doorway

Hankins1

Hello,
I am going to be bricking up a doorway in our house and wondered whats the best way to do it. It is a standard size doorway and will be using concrete block work. Should I do it over two days or am I able to do it in a single day without weakening the structure ?

Thanks for all your comments.

saversfriend

Is it internal or external? If Internal, I think I'd build a stud wall inside door space, rather than bricking up.

If external, sorry not sure.

southcoastrgi

Hankins1 wrote: »

Hello,
I am going to be bricking up a doorway in our house and wondered whats the best way to do it. It is a standard size doorway and will be using concrete block work. Should I do it over two days or am I able to do it in a single day without weakening the structure ?

Thanks for all your comments.

take as much time as you need to get it looking right (if it's gonna be a face finish) if it's gonna be hidden behind plaster/plasterboard just go as fast as you are able, a good bricky would prob have it done in about two hours

tony6403

Make sure that you tie in the new construction to the existing. You can use angle brackets or drill and plug existing side walls to accept 100mm screws to lay within the bed joints ( every second course).