Unable to find doors to fit.

onejontwo

Although I live in a 1930's semi, and there seems to be a hell of a lot of these around, I'm unable to find internal doors to fit. The standard size seems to be
30 x 78, mine are :-

28 x 76 x2
30 x 77 x2
28 x 75 x1
28 x 76 x2
30 x 78 x2
I've searched the net and nobody seems to do these odball sizes, so apart from buying a solid door and chopping up to 3 inches from the length and 2 inches from the width which I'm reluctant to do as it would severely weaken it if it is at all possible to do, I'm puzzled as to where all the other people in 1930's semis obtain there doors from.
Or am I the only one with crazy sizes!
Help please.

Looksguywalker

I've never bought a door that didn't need 'trimming' to fit. It's normal to have to do a bit of DIY.

Mr_Ted

You need to trim on eitherside, not just on one?
Seldom do doors come in size ranges!

WestonDave

There are a fair number of 28" doors around as many houses will have mostly 30" doors with a 28" one on the bathroom. That being the case you need to choose a range which has both of these widths, and in a style where trimming a bit of each end (better that way than all off one end) works with the design. Flat panels and vertical strips will work well for this - inlaid panels and horizonatal strips work less well. However nearly all doors will need some trimming - not least because often as houses settle the frames become slightly out of square.

Chopper_Read

Wickes do doors in 27 and 30 widths so it will be a case of shopping about for someone that does a metric 28.

onejontwo

Thanks for the replies, but according to the manufacturers instructions I would be trimming far more off the height than is allowed thus weakening the door significantly (3 inches in the worst case) so on reflection would I get away with this? If so what's the best way of doing this? ie. could it be done with a circular saw or would I have to plane it which would take a considerable time?

ey_up

Having similar problems myself. Local independent have said they can do it but will be cutting down from larger door or made bespoke with obvious cost implications.

Unfortunately budget wont let us go high so opting for plain doors upstairs from Wickes which we will cut down and then find a way to strengthen I think

Chopper_Read

ey_up wrote: »

Having similar problems myself. Local independent have said they can do it but will be cutting down from larger door or made bespoke with obvious cost implications.

Unfortunately budget wont let us go high so opting for plain doors upstairs from Wickes which we will cut down and then find a way to strengthen I think

I'd buy a solid door if you're cutting in down. Not a hollow core.

keystone

In a house of that age the frames were cut and fashioned on site and the doors trimmed to fit. The Lego approach to modern building has permitted the use of standard szed doors and openings.

So you will have to go oversized and trim to fit. Hollow core doors can be trimmed but not by too much and there should be a label on them when you go to buy to say how much you can take off sides and top/bottom without challenging its structural integrity.

Cheers

Furts

With modern hollow core doors, if you cut them down, say at the bottom, you can be left with no timber. The answer is to glue in a piece of pse/par timber. This does not have to be a brilliant fit - at the top and bottom of the door you will never see it - make up the gaps with Gripfill!

LEJC

have just been in this exact same situation...and I agree with the poster who says look at a solid door...you may be lucky and find one together with someonewho can modify the doors to your sizes.

We needed 6 and originally contacted a solid wood supplier who quotes us £1400 in total to make the modifications to solid doors to our sizes...fitting would be extra.

We then approached a local joinery with a view to handmaking the doors who quoted £285 per door...and with fitting we managed to get it in at £2k...not cheap at all...but the doors are of excellent durable quality...

The other thing you could look at is reclamation sites who may also have something you could modify.

the other option to consider if you have the room around the frames is to actually rip out your frames with a few to making the holes fit a standard door...again this might or might not be a viable option but if it will mean that you can then buy a standard door that fits.