No room for tile at back door

Carrickbeg wrote: »

They came, measured, took the money and vanished...

They didn’t ask about the flooring at all?

Hi I'm also doing a self build. And if it was my back door I would make room of an inch at least overhead the doorframe but under the support lintel. In my house there's almost 1 inch above door and 15 to 20 mm above windows which are filled with expanding foam.. but very easy with reciprocating saw to cut away and raise complete door and frame..however if it is all slabbed and skimmed/plastered it will be messy
Either way you need it rectified now .. otherwise it will bug you longterm with small pieces of loose grit etc getting trapped between door and tiles that's even if you managed to squeeze in the tiles. In the doors current state..

How much do you need to remove? You'll get something from the bottom of the door.

Another option is to leave the door and sink a mat into the floor instead of tiles. Handy to stop water getting everywhere from shoes too.

BryanF wrote: »

If you had a main contractor/builder would this be his problem?
Your self building it’s your problem, don’t blame the door man.

Appreciate the plaster is finished but is there any space between door head and lintel? Best to raise door now.

You'll then be left with a gap where the door frame didn't get the floor, right? Though perhaps if you can get tile under the frame it will look ok.

Turbohymac wrote: »

Definitely don't cut the bottom of the door as it will let water and draughts in..raise frame or replace ..yes might be a few hundred now but down the road you'll be in deep s,,t if you have to consaw it out with house painted /furnished etc.. also if u cut the door regardless of any other issues in the future Munster j"s won't cover under any warranty.. raise or swap out for 50mm lower frame &door and keep it tight to overhead lintel..
Best of luck.. still miles cheaper than having Bob the builder even with the odd inexperienced c - - k up we self builder jack of all trades make after finishing our day jobs

Depend on how much you are taking off, the sealing gaskets are not on the extreme lip of the door.

50mm?
Tiles or paving stones?!

Was doors or floor in first?

We matched the floor to allow tiles and door to open.
To late for what if's, But that mat idea is actually a very good solution.
Kudos

Your only option here is to put a matwell in

kceire wrote: »

No, it’s like going to the tailor and telling them you have shoes at home that come to here, so make the trousers come to here please. So the tailor does that.

Then you get home and you realize the shoes actually go to there, instead of here. Tailor done exactly as you said.

But back to reality, the slab is poured, the ope for the door is created. The op gets the door company out to measure but the op forgot to leave space for tiles and this effects the height.

I have to disagree, how did they OP forget to leave space for the tile if the door company were measuring?

If the OP had provided measurements then 100% its their problem (such as if you provide window blind/curtain measurements before the windows are in its your problem if they dont fit) but they door company came out to measure for themselves.

If the tile was down but there was a book on the floor where the frame would go, who is at fault if the door company measures to the book rather than to the tile?

Jack Moore wrote: »

That’s not true.

Care to elaborate?
I believe it is true.
If your the main contractor, its up to you to fix the issue.