The cupboard - under - the - stairs in my house is accessed from outside and used to be a coal store. The door's T & G 3.5" x 0.625" planks with a double Z bracing. The bottom's rotten.
Can anyone direct me to a 'how to repair' type site that'll teach me how to scarf some new pieces in?
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I had this problem with a T&G door on a house I bought. Amazingly, in the barn, were the remains of the previous doors - the bottoms were rotten but the tops were very good. The T&G size matched and with a lot of fiddling, jig saw cutting and epoxy gluing I cut out the rotten planks and hammered-in replacement ones. The lengths of the planks were all different which helped to strengthen it.
I suspect your problem will be to locate identical sized planks. Talk to the neighbours ?
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How rotten is the bottom of the door?
Our garden shed door started rotting at the bottom. I just ended up fitting a piece of wood horizontally along the bottom of it and put a chamfer along the top edge to allow any water to run off.
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Two of the planks need around 6" replacing to get back to sound wood.
I can't find any T&G in that size, so a new door may be on the cards.
I'm also toying with the idea of having it bricked up and having an opening inside the house. The existing outside walls are fibre filled cavity. If the bricking up was done to the same spec it could improve the warmth of the hallway.
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Just seen your latest post - Sounds a good idea. You will get a much more usable storage space and a warmer house.
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Finda reclaimation yard near thee.
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I think you might find this comes into the "more trouble than its worth" category. A new door would be my preference.
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watch a bit of tommy walsh if you have time... he seems to know whats what?
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I've got a couple of estimates for this job now. One builder reckons I need to have a building notice for it.
What's the opinion here, I think he's extracting the wee-wee?
To iterate. My under-the-stairs is an outside coal store. I intend to have the outside door bricked up with an insulated, cavity wall and open up access from inside.
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Job's a good 'un.
Whilst the guy was using a cutting tool on the existing, outside brickwork, the hallway filled with dust. It must've found its way in through tiny gaps, the same way as draughts. It'll hopefully make the place a good deal warmer.
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Repair/make T & G outside door - Dulwich Estate
