How to install a flush-to-wall door
The aluminium frame is fixed into the wall and disappears under the finish: that's why the door is installed while the wall is being built, not afterwards. These are the steps of the FIP installation sheet for the flush-to-wall door, for plasterboard and for masonry.
- 2 wall versions
- 12 steps each
- 6 mm off the floor
Three things that apply to both
Installing in plasterboard
The door goes into the structure before the boards: it is plumbed, screwed in, and then the wall is closed.
- 1
Prepare the structure around the door
With the plasterboard profiles.
- 2–3
Identify the model: pull or push
The sheet shows the two models seen from above. From here on the steps are the same.
- 4
Place the door with its frame in the opening 6 mm
Balance the door with a wedge, leaving 6 mm off the floor.
- 5
Plumb the door
And start testing opening and closing.
- 6
Screw the frame to the structure
With self-drilling screws, into the plasterboard structure.
- 7
Screw the boards onto the edge of the frame
The boards are fixed directly onto the edge of the frame.
- 8
Complete the whole wall
Close the wall around the door.
- 9
Fill between frame and plasterboard Tip
The sheet recommends POLYFILLA F200 ready-mixed filler as an excellent product.
- 10
Paint both sides together Tip
It is recommended to paint both sides at the same time.
- 11
Adjust the hinges
The hinges are concealed and are adjusted with an Allen key. There is a guide to adjusting them.
- 12
The finished result
Door and wall in the same plane, with no architraves.
Installing in masonry
The frame is set in with the anchors and keeps its spacers until the cement is dry. Then the wall is skimmed flush with the frame.
- 1–2
Identify the model: push or pull
The sheet shows the two models seen from above. From here on the steps are the same.
- 3
Position the aluminium frame
With the stiffening spacers, and plumb the door.
- 4
Place the door with its frame in the opening 6 mm
Balance the door with a wedge, so as to leave 6 mm off the floor.
- 5
Set the anchors in the wall
Taking care to test that the door works.
- 6
Apply the mesh supplied Caution
Overlapping between the aluminium frame and the masonry. At this stage it is important to make small adjustments.
- 7
Fill between frame and masonry Tip
The sheet recommends POLYFILLA F200 ready-mixed filler as an excellent product.
- 8
Leave the spacers until the cement is dry 12 hours
The spacers stay in place until the cement has fully dried: 12 hours.
- 9
Skim the walls
Following the plaster line set by the frame.
- 10
Paint both sides together Tip
It is recommended to paint both sides at the same time.
- 11
Adjust the hinges
The hinges are concealed and are adjusted with an Allen key. There is a guide to adjusting them.
- 12
The finished result
Door and wall in the same plane, with no architraves.
The right opening, before installation
Opening sizes
The frame goes into an opening prepared to size. In the measuring guide you'll find, for each door width, the frame and the opening to leave.
Measuring guide for the flush-to-wall doorPlasterboard or masonry
On the door's product page choose the wall type. If you're not sure, or the wall is already finished, message us before ordering.
See flush-to-wall doorsMessage us while you install the door
Send us a photo on WhatsApp of the point where you stopped: we'll tell you how to carry on. All our other installation instructions are on the Technical support page.
