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| Thread ID: 91876 | 2008-07-21 10:16:00 | Door jargon | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 690875 | 2008-07-21 10:16:00 | Ok am looking at getting a new door, aluminium, could get one with out a frame, but that idea didnt work. wasnt able to get it framed. but the door fitted in the jeep I was impressed......... frame, jam. hmmmmmmmmmmm some sell doors on Trademe, and jams....... what is the difference between a door frame and a door jam? the idea is to replace a large one pane window. with a door, i was looking at second hand, but the one i looked at was not using safety glass, so the would not make a frame for it, so do you need a door, with frame and then another wooden part? is that what they call a jam? or do you get a door with frame and slot it in? the window is aluminium, with wood frame. i totally lost and no i would not be attempting this window door swap myself, i think i need some trades person or some one who has done this :lol: before......... beetle:stare: |
beetle (243) | ||
| 690876 | 2008-07-21 13:54:00 | Would this help (you'll need Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader to read it) www.placemakers.co.nz Looks kinda tricky, you may need professional assistance ;) |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 690877 | 2008-07-21 14:38:00 | Getting a door to fit and swing properly is a tricky project if you aren't a carpenter/builder. (If it's not pre fitted in the frame... or jam if you like) Thats why it's much easier to buy a door allready hinged/fitted to a frame. Then its a relatively easy job to put it in place and fix it (nail it etc) to the wall framing (with packers as needed) trades person sounds like a good idea tho ;) |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 690878 | 2008-07-21 19:40:00 | Normally a door frame is for an outside door and a door jam is for an inside door and yes I would get a tradesman in if I wasn't one myself. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 690879 | 2008-07-21 23:27:00 | Just a small point: It is a door jamb. Although both spellings seem acceptable, I think you will find jamb is the original spelling as it comes from the French word jambe, which means a leg. The door jamb is the sidepiece or post of a door or fireplace. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 690880 | 2008-07-22 07:24:00 | Just a small point: It is a door jamb . Although both spellings seem acceptable, I think you will find jamb is the original spelling as it comes from the French word jambe, which means a leg . The door jamb is the sidepiece or post of a door or fireplace . Correct but it was early when I posted this morning |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 690881 | 2008-07-22 07:42:00 | Doors, Dogs, Illness, Insulation ... Beetle slow down girl, handle one thing at a time!! I'd definitely use a tradesman to fit a door. If you get it wrong you better hope your dogs will stay on duty by the gaping hole that used to contain a door, not to mention the loss of heat through it during these cold months. Better insulation won't help that! :) :) |
Jester (13) | ||
| 690882 | 2008-07-22 08:00:00 | Ok...................:p when has life ever been simple? :p and why slow down? doesnt get anything done that way????? :p the door is needed so i can get out to the dogs, to check water buckets and things. and its off the shed, which currently is a playroom........ so it wont effect the heat loss of the house. the dog thing is a work in progress. its all options at this stage. and ive seen the pink batts stuff............ i can do that surely??? i am back at work full time.... not sick any more other than winter blues, and trying not to catch a cold off the kids at work. but alas, things may get a bit more tricky......... as my dad is back in hospital, checking out the new Emergency department, and seeing his old friends the nurse's up on the ward..... so things at home may take a slower time to get to the end result...:D beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 690883 | 2008-07-22 10:08:00 | You're a goer Beetle, I do admire your get up and go and positivity.... will have to meet up with you one day when in MetlaVille :) | Jester (13) | ||
| 690884 | 2008-07-22 11:31:00 | Best bet, have a talk to Ivor or Terence at Creative aluminium. Tell them what you are looking at doing, ask for prices. They are fabricators for aluminnium doors/windows etc. They should easily be able to make you up an aluminium frame to fit your door and entranceway. Or if you dont want new, ask who they recommend Doubt it will help (as tomorrow is my last day) but tell them Terry from LW Hoyles recommended them to you. Might get you a slight savings Good luck :) |
Myth (110) | ||
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