My excellent Surveyor came today. There is no subsidence anywhere round my front door. Phew! The minor cracks above the doorway are not serious & can be left. If I wanted to I could get them re-mortared with lime mortar, but it's a specialist job. Massive relief. The doorway should have been templated & 3 horizontal measurements should have been taken. It should be possible to make a frame which fits the space as well as the original, which was a cheap wooden one, without an increasing gap at the side. So thank goodness it isn't my problem to solve. But it is very frustrating.
Now all I have to do is wait patiently for the suppliers & the fabricators to agree what they are going to do about this & make a door & frame that fits.
I don't imagine that's going to happen quickly given my experience over this last year, but at least I'm secure & draught proof. It is ironic that both my front door & side door have been wrong & have to be replaced. They are from 2 different companies. It doesn't say much for the UK double glazing industry.
In the meantime my hallway will have to stay unfinished until the new door & frame arrives. Goodness knows how long that will be.
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