Timber french doors into brick veneer

Hi,

I'm trying to get my head around installing a pair of timber french doors into my 70s brick veneer house. I want to have the doors open outwards and lie flush against the brick wall when open.

Can someone give me some hints about where the door frame will sit in the cavity? The entire wall is 250mm thick (10mm plaster, 95mm stud, void, and brick).

I understand I'll need to use parliament hinges, and that the door frame is usually inset about 50mm from the brick face. 50mm plus the standard jamb width of 140mm gets me 190mm, leaving me to fill 60mm of space before I can nail on the door architrave.

Is it clear what I'm asking? Ideally I'd love a section diagram through the jamb and at the sill and head, but the Staines book pictures only thinner weatherboard walls and I've not been able to find another diagram.

Hope you can help.

Marc


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