Bottom ledge 120mm door lipping thickness bottom.
Ledge and brace door lock.
Standard internal doors with a width between 26 and 32 will require 18 strap hinges.
Includes loose stops cill weather seal.
Solid oak external double door frame single door.
T raditional ledge and brace oak doors are a highly desirable addition to any cottage barn conversion or period property.
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It is possible to fit the hinges along the ledge above it or below it which ever suits your taste.
The marks will be especially prevalent around the latch area and at the bottom of the door where there is a tendancy to kick open or closed with feet.
As a rule of thumb the hinge should cover just over half the width of your door.
What hinge size do i need.
Ledge and brace doors have ledges cross rail timbers and bracers angled timbers between the ledges and set at roughly 45 degrees to prevent the door from dropping over its life span and then fitted with lining boards or vertical panels to one side only a slightly less expensive door than the flb door below.
A brace is placed diagonally between each ledge which gives the door a z pattern.
The dimensions are very approximate as they do vary around the door.
The lock can be fitted in any location on either side avoiding mid rail joints as this can weaken the structure of the door.
Universal size suitable for door size up to approx 2060 high x 1960mm wide x max 50mm thick.
Obviously the locks shown above are not going to look that pretty on your internal doors to your house but on you back gate to your garden your ledge and brace shed doors garage doors all used to only ever have a simple rim lock fitted off course you may want to still fit one of these of only to use the latch function but with more and.
Check out the materials and steps below to begin making the vertical sections and frame for the door and then proceed to how to make ledge and brace doors part 2 for the rest of the directions.
The ledge is the ideal height for fitting a mortice lock just above a third of the way up the door but that will mean cutting into the wedged tenons fixing the ledge.
If you have the freedom to choose then your options are to have the support arm on the front face of the door or the back of the door.
For those fitting t hinges to the back of a ledge and brace door there are a number of options.
Ledge and brace doors can be left unfinished however natural oak marks and stains easily.