Restoration & Refurbishment

Unsure what trade needed - rebuilding doorway

Anonymous user 28 February 2024 - 4.08 PM

Hi, I want to get quotes for some work but I'm unsure what I'm actually asking for, just want someone to hopefully point me in the right direction! I bought a house a few years back and the survey noted that there were some issues one of which was that there was a leaking valley gutter that had caused water damage to the internal wall and door frame in a bedroom, and another of which was that double glazed windows had been installed without putting better lintels in place, so the back of the house has shunted downwards slightly, but is supposedly all stable and safe, just something to be aware of if replacing the windows again in future. Which leads to the actual bit I want fixing - because of the water damage, the door frame to the bedroom has warped and rotted, so I originally just removed the door, now I'd like the door frame removing and the wall around it repairing to leave a nice doorway space that I can install a sliding door over instead. The door frame however goes right up to the edge of the wall that had shunted downwards and the wall behind the edge of the frame looks to be cracked and crumbling, so I'm worried that somehow the door frame might be preventing things from falling apart. Could the mostly rotten door frame actually be providing any structural support that could lead to problems as soon as it is removed, meaning I should get a builder to look first, or should it be safe for me to knock the door frame out and then just get a plasterer in to make it look nice again? Or is it a different trade entirely that I need for this? Sorry I know it's a terrible question, I'm just very confused by it!