Internal Double Doors.

[tomba26]

Hi all,

I am looking to install a pair of internal double doors between a hall and dining room and just wondering what fastening arrangements some of you have used in the past, the doors will be rebated.
Last set I fitted had a conventional set of handles with a rebate kit and one of the doors had a bolt that fastened into the head of the casing, the second door latched into this first door. However there was no sill at the bottom and as the carpet was waaay thick there was only one bolt at the top fastening the first door into the casing, and no bolt at the bottom (carpet and no sill). This worked ok but there was a bit of play or wobble at the bottom of the doors as obviously there was no bolt to firm the first door up and then the second to fasten to.

Any suggestions on how to make the fatening a little better and reduce this wobble as again there is to be no sill with this set and floor is carpeted or am I just limited as I suspect I am due to the carpet/no sill arrangement?

Thanks.

 

[scholar]

Hi

I think you need an espagnolette bolt fitted to the fixed door - this shoots the bolt to a keep at top and bottom (into the floor if no threshold cill).

There are surface mounted and recessed versions - simplest would be a surface mounted one - I have used these http://www.kirkpatrick.co.uk/product/67 ... -bolt-5135, but there are many different sorts available..


Cheers