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tbc

We got a quote for a second hand front door we bought to be fitted in a new wooden frame. The carpenter who quoted for it on Monday said this:

I’ve done thousands of doors and frames over the last 20+ years. However, I don’t have a joinery shop with spindle moulder so will need to use glazing beads and door stops on a standard square frame. If you are looking for a moulded door frame I’d suggest going to a joinery shop

What does it mean?

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dbr in reply to @tbc

The general consensus with a front door is that you want the stop (the lip of wood the door closes against) to be a solid part of the frame - ie the frame starts as a big chunk of wood and the recess for the door is removed from that chunk.

If that’s not possible, or if it’s an internal door, the stop is added to a plain frame by screwing / nailing / gluing a bit of wood on. It’s less secure but if it’s glued I doubt a burglar is going to lever off all the stops around your door to get in. Even then the lock and hinges would keep the door in place.

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