Step 1 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 1 - This video looks at the components of the door handle and their functions

Step 2 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 2 - This section looks at measuring out the location of the hardware on the door.

Step 3 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 3 - This looks at drilling in the large hole that the handle will be attached through, on both sides of the door.

Step 4 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 4 - The first of the the video's explains the drilling of the hole for the latch.  The second video explains the process of inserting the latch into the drilled hole & marking out where the latch plate sits against the door frame so that it can be chiseled out to form a recess that the latch can sit in so it is flush with the door.  The last video looks over the chiseled out section & fixing it in.

Step 5 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 5 - The first video explains the process of attaching the handle onto the leaf of the door, the second video actually shows this being done, and the third video shows the finished handle all attached and things to look out for/check once completed.

Step 6 - BUIT 4545 PRESENTATION, Q12: INSTALLING DOOR HARDWARE

Step 6 - The first video explains the process of attaching the striker onto the door jamb (that the door latch will sit in) and the second video shows the actual installation to finished status.

Additional step is to install a door stop on the skirting of the wall where the door swings up against.  This is important as it stops damage occurring to the wall from the handle swinging into it.  

The best way to measure where it goes is to swing the door so it is sitting against the wall and line up the stopper so it sits low enough of the skirting so that the screw that will hold it in place will drill through the bottom plate of the wall.  Mark a temporary line where this is to go, then pre drill and attach stopper.  The stopper itself should split into two parts so that you see the screw section inside and then can put the top on so the fixings are hidden.

You guessed it... Finishing lines again!!!!

We are all working really hard to get all of the finishing lines today, in preparation for starting on the door hardware (handles, stoppers and the like).

I was mainly concentrated in the hallway finishing off outstanding architraves around the doors and also the skirting.  Some areas were skipped out as Ola is still putting the shelves in the wardrobe so the door frame has not been added yet.

I also did the skirting and skotia's in the lounge area as well, which kept me occupied for the day.  The skotia is pretty much done, except for a small section as we are waiting for the kitchen cabinetry to be installed before doing.  It was the first time I dealt with having to join lengths of skotia timber together to cover the long runs of the room.  

A mitre cut was used and was done whilst the timber was standing on edge.  When attaching the two lengths together, glue had to be placed in between them to provide additional adhesion but also help seal the join and keep it as tight as possible and not so reactive to movement of the structure.

The skirting was straight forward, and the same as how things had been going throughout the rest of the house.  There was a section however that was not sitting flush with the door frame.  On discovery it was found that the gap between the gib and the floor was larger than normal, so that when the skirting was leaned up against this area, the ridge on the back of the skirting wasn't substantial enough so the whole bottom section of the skirting sat at an angle inwards.

To fix this, I had to place a packer 10mm thick (gib thickness) so that the skirting would hit against something and sit straight against the wall. 

Some architraves gave the appearance to be protruding in comparison to the skirting as well, this was due to the fact that the bottom section was not fixed securely enough.  With the addition of panel pins these were all aligned.