I have Anglain Windows providing my Doors.  The doors are supposed to be
fully Disability Act complaint and the threshold should be minimal.  Anglain
say that their product (the Threshold Cill) will only sit on a stone cill.
I have to source these urgently, preferabbly locally.  Can anyone advise if
"standard" stone cills are available (preferably local to Leicester)?  And
where I can get details of these.  Any guidance please.  I do have
drawings/specification of these thresholds if required.

Sid

"SidKnee"  wrote in message
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> I have Anglain Windows providing my Doors.  The doors are supposed to be
> fully Disability Act complaint and the threshold should be minimal.
Anglain
> say that their product (the Threshold Cill) will only sit on a stone cill.
> I have to source these urgently, preferabbly locally.  Can anyone advise
if
> "standard" stone cills are available (preferably local to Leicester)?  And
> where I can get details of these.  Any guidance please.  I do have
> drawings/specification of these thresholds if required.
>
> Sid
>
>

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Are you sure that they mean real stone?

Surely a solid reinforced concrete slab would do.  If  so a local builder
will probably have a suitable lintel which could be used or you could easily
cast a slab in situ.

Cic.

In article <LzwXe.27897$Aa1.2008@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net>, 
yza82REMOVE@SPAMTRAPukgateway.net says...

> I have Anglain Windows providing my Doors.  The doors are supposed to be
> fully Disability Act complaint and the threshold should be minimal.  Anglain
> say that their product (the Threshold Cill) will only sit on a stone cill.
> I have to source these urgently, preferabbly locally.  Can anyone advise if
> "standard" stone cills are available (preferably local to Leicester)?  And
> where I can get details of these.  Any guidance please.  I do have
> drawings/specification of these thresholds if required.
> 

Are you sure they didn't say "masonry", not stone?  A good lump of 
concrete should be fine (avoid reinforced lintels as the rebar can make 
them a pain to drill if the fitters need to).  A kerb stone might be a 
good option if you don't want to lay the concrete yourself.

"SidKnee"  wrote:


>I have Anglain Windows providing my Doors.  The doors are supposed to be
>fully Disability Act complaint and the threshold should be minimal.  Anglain
>say that their product (the Threshold Cill) will only sit on a stone cill.
>I have to source these urgently, preferabbly locally.  Can anyone advise if
>"standard" stone cills are available (preferably local to Leicester)?  And
>where I can get details of these.  Any guidance please.  I do have
>drawings/specification of these thresholds if required.


Fit nice high "fully able bodied" compliant cills that keep water out
and if anyone complains tell them to get an ibot wheelchair. 

The ibot is apparently so much fun that people have been deliberately
hacking their legs off to have a go in one ;-)

[the contents of this posting have been passed as fully non pc]

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"Cicero"  wrote >


>Are you sure that they mean real stone?


They mean reconsituted stone.

>
> Surely a solid reinforced concrete slab would do.

Can you get ready made ones of these?

TIA
Sidk

In article <K6AXe.7519$1A.1382@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, 
yza82REMOVE@SPAMTRAPukgateway.net says...

> 
> "Rob Morley"  wrote
> > Are you sure they didn't say "masonry", not stone?
> They said stone /reconstituted stone that can take heavy impact.  As they 
> feel anything else will just crack after a while.  We have 2 wheelchaid 
> users in our family one uses powered wheelchair and another self 
> propelled/manual.
> 
> >A good lump of
> > concrete should be fine (avoid reinforced lintels as the rebar can make
> > them a pain to drill if the fitters need to).  A kerb stone might be a
> > good option if you don't want to lay the concrete yourself.
> 
> Are these kerb stone strong.


They survive being frequently driven over, so they should be  :-)


>  Any website shows the different sizes that are 
> available?
> 

http://www.pavingexpert.com/edging5.htm

"SidKnee"  wrote in message
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>
> "Cicero"  wrote >
>
> >Are you sure that they mean real stone?
>
> They mean reconsituted stone.
> >
> > Surely a solid reinforced concrete slab would do.
> Can you get ready made ones of these?
>
> TIA
> Sidk
>
>

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Have a look at this for some ideas:
http://www.stowellconcrete.co.uk/home/products/lintels.htm

Most builders' merchants will stock a range of sizes so you should be able
to get one locally.

I would suggest, though,  that you would get a much better job by having a
local handyman cast one 'in situ' as that would ensure that it's properly
bedded. It would probably be much cheaper and it would of course be an exact
fit.

Cic.