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[Closed] Building advice please. Temporarily filling a hole where a door was.

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We need to rebuild our porch.
Taking it down removes the secure external door and exposes the non secure internal door.
That internal one is a narrow space, too narrow to fit an external door.

How do I keep the house secure during construction?
Is timber bolted over enough or do I brick it up?

Any other options?
Thanks.


 
Posted : 19/07/2013 9:52 am
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2 pieces marine ply with timber spacer sandwiched in the middle. Coach bolts through all 3 pieces with the nuts on the inside. I'd do this top middle and bottom.


 
Posted : 19/07/2013 10:56 am
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diawl2's way is the standard method. Should be pretty safe. Depends if the building is in a rough part of town. Might also be worth checking with your insurers. We are having some work done and they have specified a few thing regarding security


 
Posted : 19/07/2013 11:04 am
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I rescued from the street skip a steel door used when boarding up council houses, and then bolted as suggested above.


 
Posted : 19/07/2013 11:12 am