Repairing A Door frame

Repairing A Door frame 

1.Common Defects of door frames 

• Bowing of wood 

• Checks and splits of wood

• Warm Holes fisting on wood

2.Materials 

•   133 mm soft wood door lining  133 x 820 £30 (1)

• Screw Tite screws 6 by 140mm £16 (1)

3. Defects and limitations of door frames 

• Twisting of timber 

• Shaking whilst fitting

• Bowing of timber 

4Tools and Materials used to repair a door frame 

Tools

• Chisel

• Saw

• Pencil 

• Measuring Ruler

• A Combination square

• Drill bits 

• Cordless drill

PPE

• Goggles 
• Gloves
• Boots

    5, Hazards

•       Splits of wood getting into eyes 
•       Cutters  from woods
•       Falling objects and screws

Risk Assessment

      We  should wear the recommend type of PPE which is gloves,goggles and boots .We wear goggles to protect our eyes from wood splits which pops of when cutting wood .We wear boots to prevent any harm that can be caused by failing objects and also we wear gloves to prevent any cuts that may be caused onto our hands whilst cutting or fitting the timber . 

6.A Method statement on how to  repair a defected  door frame area 

We wear our PPE on ,then we move to the area were repairing is to be done .Without doing anything we asses our work place of any hazards or any other repairs around perimeter,we then mark out the damaged area of the frame placing 45 degree angle cuts on both ends of the damaged area .We then take cut out the damaged area using a saw ,chisel and  hammer once damaged area is removed ,measurements are taken of the gap in between and we cut those same measurements from our wood lining with ends that are 45 degrees   .We take our wood lining cut then fix it to the existing wooden frame and we  put our  screws in order for the wood lining to become attached to the door frame permanently  ,once all this is done we  pack away our tools then we clear .  

Quote 

Dear Customer

We would like to inform you that we had to repair your door frame because it had splits and 

cracks around it.First we had to wear our PPE on then we moved to site and assessed the

 damage and repair that was needed.We marked out the damaged area both ends 45 degrees

 then we used a saw and chisel to remove the defected  area ,we then took the 

measurements of the gap left in between then we cut our wood linings to that exact size .We

 then fitted our wood lining on the frame and then we screwed it to the frame nicely ,when 

job was completed we disposed the defected wood ,packed away our tools then we cleared .  

Time 

5 Hours 

7.Cost Of Repair 

Labour £30 per hour by 5 =£150

Cost Of Materials =£46

Cost Overhead expenses (PPE,Diesel,Permit) =£175   

Total Cost Excluding V,A,T

£375