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Old 01-01-2009, 12:49 PM   #1
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hi i'm planning on knocking through into my garage.

the wall is made out of thermalite block, has anyone got any good ideas on how to fix the frame as the door is not light!!

any thoughts would be great

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Old 01-02-2009, 01:25 PM   #2
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Re: Fire Door

Frame in the opening and secure it with tapcons. Also. make sure you've got some sort of lentil or structural header support for the block above the door.

Is that the advice you're looking for?
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