i have 2 rsjs fitted to allow for external french doors to be fitted (1 for each skin of bricks. What is the best way to box in these RSJs. What is is it best to cover the lower face that will contact the door frame with. What about external wall side?
2006-12-28 03:45:08 · 7 answers · asked by tom l 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I've read the other answers and sorry guy s ..they are all rubbish ...firstly you only fit an RSJ externally when the house is rendered ..if this is the case ..knock in wooden blocks ..flush with face of RSJ this wood must be tanilised ..to prevent rot ..then cover blocks in galvanised steel mesh ..then apply scratch coat of sand and cement render apply second coat next day ..this coat to finish flush with existing ..,if the wall is face brickwork ..first your door frame should finish level at the top of a brick coarse ..this is to allow lintol to sit on level coarses..if yours does not ..you will have to put a soldier coarse over frame ..take out your RSJ and discard..either a single skin lintol or a 4 by 4 angle iron should do make sure you paint it ..the bearing either end should be150mm hopefully you saved some bricks from the hole you made ..you may have to take some off the back of the brick so it is not proud of brickwork..do not make mortar too strong ...the joints will dry white ..and remember ..if you do it rough.. you will devalue the house
2006-12-28 08:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by boy boy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
before the doors are fitted i would take them out and put a boot lintol in. then wall bricks straight off the lintol outside without the problem of the top plate of the rsj. for the inside get some driwall adhesive and stick plasterboard to wall and reveal of lintol. if you leave the rsj's in you can still make the inside up ok but the outside (especially if your house is brick) will look a mess. I'd swop in now before you go any further it will look a lot better in the end.
2006-12-28 04:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could fix 19mm marine or external grade ply on the inside of the RSJ and then get some brick tiles from Wicks and then tile over it to match the outside, but on the inside you can fit plasterboard with glue on the underside and have it skimmed over.
2006-12-28 04:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by BJC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's an actual RSJ it will have tapered flanges which are a bit difficult to fill with blocks. I suspect it will be a beam or a column (which have parrallel flanges). If so then you can cement blocks into the gap and then render with cement. If they are set far enough back then just forget about them and brick in the hole.
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2016-02-09 16:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a piece of timber inside the rsj and tack plasterboard to the timber, should of had a box lintle of the external side
2006-12-28 03:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boy boy sounds the best man too listen too what ever you do keep the over the lintol matching existing else it wiil look a right pigs ear
2006-12-29 08:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-28 05:49:30 · answer #8 · answered by stephen eblue eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋