xianharbin

Hi the group , not sure if this is the right part of the site to post questions but does any one know what constitutes a standard door and frame opening?
I have tried asking the question on google but got about twenty different sizes!!! I wish to cut/knock a hole through a wall and it would be handy to have an idea of what I am doing

Sue

I'm assuming you are referring to doors and frames in French houses?

xianharbin

Hi Sue, yes Levroux is in FranceI take it you are a Brit living in the land of Satan and are of course missing the english humour!

Sue

Because you had posted this in the Introductions section, I wanted to move it to you to the best section, but wanted to check it was France you were referring to .... would have been a tad confusing if I had moved the thread to our Canada section for instance

I get my daily fix of Brit humour on BE ... its one of the reasons why I've been hanging around the hallways here for the past 13 years. Never a dull day here

xianharbin

Hi again Sue thank you for your reply, okay so I am not on the right part of the site, please point me in the right direction (no need to send a drone )

EuroTrash

OMG yes I agree wholeheartedly with that - could be dangerous otherwise !!

xianharbin

Hi EuroTrash, yep not looking for any danger, its a old house 15" to18" thick stone walls and I figure if I know the size of the frame I will not need to make too many more mistakes

EuroTrash

Probably a stupid suggestion but - why not go and choose a door and frame, and then make a hole to fit?

xianharbin

Hi again EuroTrash, not a stupid suggestion at all but me being british and used to everything being British standard with a kite mark to prove it (what) I somewhat foolishly thought that the French would have some sort of system in place

White Trash

There probably is, given the French passion for standardisation and bureaucracy but probably only applies to new builds anyway. Take ET's advice and go buy a door/frame (they always come as a matched set) and make your hole to suit what you've bought. It is easy enough to go to a Brico website and see what door sizes are being sold. That should give you a rough idea without leaving the comfort of your PC.

xianharbin

Hi White Trash thank you for your input, are you by the way of an aside related to EuroTrash?

EuroTrash

Not that I know of !

cjm

Rather than buy, why not go to your local Brico and take a tape and measure some doors. Frames can be flexible, but perhaps a neighbour will let you see theirs! Check out wood and sizes. Your wall hole can be reduced/expanded depending on what you discover. Good luck from an amateur

Novocastrian

Measure twice, cut once.

What sort of idiot would cut a gaping gap and then look for something to fit it?

Tweedpipe

The French mother-in-law..........