ᐅ Idea for the Front Door Handle

Created on: 15 Sep 2015 21:03
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Legurit
Hello everyone,

In our case, the angled wall (115mm (4.5 inches) sand-lime brick with a reinforced concrete strip on top) was unfortunately not built with the slight offset shown in the plans, but directly against the door jamb:

Architectural section detail with staircase drawing in the floor plan

The door opens 90°, but it’s quite tight (though a bit of plaster will come off).

Unplastered interior with open wall and window frame in shell construction


Some ideas would be to choose a less protruding handle (this is still the construction door) and/or to create a recess or small niche in the wall (but how? – the electrician has a tool for hollow core drilling for sockets, I can’t think of anything else). Possibly even make several niches and put decorations in them?
Or is this all a bad idea and I should just choose the narrower handle?

Looking forward to your feedback – design isn’t exactly my strong suit :\
Musketier16 Sep 2015 06:49
At least in our case, the gypsum plaster is quite prone to marks. If you go with the door stopper option, be careful already during construction at the entrance door, and especially after handover, to avoid getting marks on the wall.
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Sebastian79
16 Sep 2015 11:39
BeHaElJa schrieb:
You can’t even fix the reveal – you can’t just build something onto it... otherwise there’s no joint offset and the front door might tilt out 😉.

Is that your opinion or your builder’s? Of course you can build onto it – they just use anchors for that... anything else is sloppy work and you’ll only regret it later. It’s already quite tight in there anyway...

But cool construction door – fancy is how the world goes under 😀 😀
Jochen10416 Sep 2015 14:24
I agree with Sebastian. Using a temporary solution will cause frustration for the next 50 years.

If the door has not been ordered yet, you might consider having it installed in the center, with glass panels on both sides.
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Manu1976
16 Sep 2015 14:49
Jochen104 schrieb:
I agree with Sebastian as well. A temporary fix will annoy you for the next 50 years.

If the door hasn’t been ordered yet, you could consider having it installed in the center with glass panels on both sides.

I think that’s a good idea. Even if it’s already ordered, I would try to change the order and maybe pass any extra costs on to the developer/general contractor/whatever ;-) It’s basically just about the glass panels. The door itself can still be used.

Or another option: reduce the size of the glass panel on one side and build a wall section on the right side. Should be doable somehow (says someone who isn’t an expert :-D)
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Legurit
16 Sep 2015 15:54
Thank you for your input.
So, no one has seen this before? That's a pity.
Musketier16 Sep 2015 16:06
@Manu1976
In my opinion, relocating the door looks awkward if you first have to head towards the corner instead of directly into the hallway.