Doorway issue - any alternative?

[Mjward]

Long story short, I've bricked up an external doorway and lined the inside with insulated plasterboard. This protrudes 50mm from original external door and now I've created a problem for myself: when I replace the internal door, this 50mm blocks where a door handle will be.

My options that are obvious to me are:

1) flip door opening side (would prefer not to for access reasons)
2) get a narrower door that fits the reduced opening dimensions
3) live with a handle that is partly blocked by the protruding wall

Is there something else I could do?

 

[rogxwhit]

And you didn't think it through first???

 

[Mjward]

And you didn't think it through first???

Helpful.
At that stage the plan was to simply flip the door opening. It's not big deal but my preference would be not to now.

 

[Ollie78]

Maybe fit a lock or latch with a deeper backset to move the handle inwards slightly to give more room ?

Ollie

 

[Spectric]

Even the best laid plans go wrong and sod's law kicks in. Ollies idea of a deeper backset might solve it or use a knob rather than a lever.

 

[rogxwhit]

I'd fix a new jamb and a narrower door, which would resolve it nicely. If it was mine, I think anything less would bug me for ever more.

 

[Mjward]

Maybe fit a lock or latch with a deeper backset to move the handle inwards slightly to give more room ?

Ollie

That's exactly the idea that solves it! Thank you, seen a few that fit the bill, below for example

 

[Mjward]

I'd fix a new jamb and a narrower door, which would resolve it nicely. If it was mine, I think anything less would bug me for ever more.

That's definitely an option and may be the one if the deeper backset ends up looking odd

 

[Chippysu]

I'd do the narrower door option like rogx says. As long as you can get whatever furniture in after! Unless you've chosen a solid door with a wide stile, many I've hung only have a lock block and that may cause a problem with a longer back set. And 2" is a big backset. Dont worry sometimes we get tunnel vision when concentrating on a job and don't see an issue, we've all done it and will do again! I'm sure it'll turn out just fine.

 

[Richard_C]

Might a round doorknob instead of a lever help?

 

[rogxwhit]

Might a round doorknob instead of a lever help?

How would that help? A lever gives a greater offset for your hand (knuckles) away from the jamb.

 

[Mjward]

I'd do the narrower door option like rogx says. As long as you can get whatever furniture in after! Unless you've chosen a solid door with a wide stile, many I've hung only have a lock block and that may cause a problem with a longer back set. And 2" is a big backset. Dont worry sometimes we get tunnel vision when concentrating on a job and don't see an issue, we've all done it and will do again! I'm sure it'll turn out just fine.

Thankfully it just leads to the WC so not much width required. From the insulated plasterboard I've got 747mm i.e. getting a 762mm door and adjusting seems the way forward. Also means don't need to find a deeper backset that also has a latch function. It's a very small part of a large house renovation and I knew when doing it that it would be something I would need to address when it came around to putting doors back but made the assumption that there would be solutions, which thankfully there seem to be a few!

 

[rogxwhit]

Some door constructions will give more leeway for width reduction than others ...

 

[Mjward]

Digging up my old post but just by way of update as have been busy with other rooms and came back to this a few weeks ago.
Long story short, actually flipping the door would work out better than I thought it would. Basically it's a WC with the basin being fitted to the wall on the right as you walk in i.e flipping the door means you are walking in on the gap side, not trying to squeeze past the basin into the room if that makes sense.
Given the side with the issue will be the hinge and not handle side, i've opted for longer term ease by keeping the standard off shelf door jamb dimensions and added some trim to transition from this to the new wall wider width.

 

[Ozi]

Now you have it solved I feel free to say my first thought

Replace door with giant cat flap.

No very funny and less so when still struggling