Hello everyone,
I built a drywall partition in the basement. The wall is just meant to separate the storage room from the "hobby room."
I would like to keep the door opening open, so no fixed door needs to be installed.
I left the door opening with standard dimensions, allowing for a door width of 760mm (30 inches) and a height of 1980mm (78 inches). The entire wall is 100mm (4 inches) thick.
Since I don’t actually want a fixed door and only want a doorway frame without hinges, I was quite shocked by how expensive it is.
In fact, I couldn’t find anything like this at any hardware store (at least, I couldn’t find one). Online, these frames cost around 140€ plus 60€ shipping.
In other words: I can’t get below 200€ just for having a visually nice open doorway.
Does anyone have an idea for an alternative? I also considered just plastering everything over, including the drywall profile inside. Certainly not the nicest solution, but possibly doable. The only problem is that the drywall sheets around the door opening are never perfectly cut...
Somehow, I don’t see myself spending 200€ just on the frame.
I’m open to any advice or tips! Thanks!
I built a drywall partition in the basement. The wall is just meant to separate the storage room from the "hobby room."
I would like to keep the door opening open, so no fixed door needs to be installed.
I left the door opening with standard dimensions, allowing for a door width of 760mm (30 inches) and a height of 1980mm (78 inches). The entire wall is 100mm (4 inches) thick.
Since I don’t actually want a fixed door and only want a doorway frame without hinges, I was quite shocked by how expensive it is.
In fact, I couldn’t find anything like this at any hardware store (at least, I couldn’t find one). Online, these frames cost around 140€ plus 60€ shipping.
In other words: I can’t get below 200€ just for having a visually nice open doorway.
Does anyone have an idea for an alternative? I also considered just plastering everything over, including the drywall profile inside. Certainly not the nicest solution, but possibly doable. The only problem is that the drywall sheets around the door opening are never perfectly cut...
Somehow, I don’t see myself spending 200€ just on the frame.
I’m open to any advice or tips! Thanks!
I quickly found a solution and had three OSB boards cut to size. It was the most affordable option. I have already filled and sanded one board completely. It looks great and probably even works better than a door frame (it also gives me a few more centimeters (inches) of adjustment space compared to a door frame).