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Old Vestibule door
Hi all.
After removing the old vestibule door and sidelights etc from my old terraced house. I'm wondering if it could be restored and remodelled for 'promotion' as a new front door. Its a pretty heavy old thing with the top half having a the usual glazed framing pattern eg +---+-----------------------------------+---+ | | | | +---+-----------------------------------+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---+-----------------------------------+---+ | | | | +---+-----------------------------------+---+ The bottom half is very solid. Does anyone know of the timber for these old doors is of a type good enough to become a front door that would withstand everything the elements could throw at it? Thanks. Arthur |
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On 18 June, 15:46, Arthur 51 wrote:
Does anyone know of the timber for these old doors is of a type good enough to become a front door that would withstand everything the elements could throw at it? Probably a good quality pitch pine. It would need to be painted, but yes it would work. It's better than many doors you'll get these days. |
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On 18 June, 16:08, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 18 June, 15:46, Arthur 51 wrote: Does anyone know of the timber for these old doors is of a type good enough to become a front door that would withstand everything the elements could throw at it? Probably a good quality pitch pine. It would need to be painted, but yes it would work. It's better than many doors you'll get these days. Also, 1 or 2 of the other houses on the street still have the original ancient doors and have the same design. And as its going to be painted I want to alter the framing layout to something like +---------------+-----------------+---------------+ | | | | | | glazed | | | | | | | glazed +-----------------+ glazed | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------------+ solid | +---------------+ | | panel | | | | | | | | | | | solid | | solid | | panel | | panel | | | | | | | | | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ I would do it by building the above framing complete with outsides. Then size the depth to stand proud of the existing door surfrace. Sorry...am I going on here? Arthur |
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, Arthur 51 wrote: After removing the old vestibule door and sidelights etc from my old terraced house. I'm wondering if it could be restored and remodelled for 'promotion' as a new front door. I *added* a vestibule door here. With sidelights etc in thick glass. Cuts the noise down appreciably. As well as draughts. That part of a hallway is rarely much used for anything - so why did you remove it? -- *Avoid clichés like the plague. (They're old hat.) * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Arthur 51 wrote: After removing the old vestibule door and sidelights etc from my old terraced house. I'm wondering if it could be restored and remodelled for 'promotion' as a new front door. I *added* a vestibule door here. With sidelights etc in thick glass. Cuts the noise down appreciably. As well as draughts. That part of a hallway is rarely much used for anything - so why did you remove it? -- *Avoid clichés like the plague. (They're old hat.) * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. I prefer the space that its absence makes. It also provides an opportunity to replace the meter cupboard into something that more closely resembles a piece of furniture rather than as a 'pregnant' lump. I am also in the process of building my own front door frame with double glazed sidelights, and toplight that will include a pivot or dormer window. Arthur |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On 18 June, 15:46, Arthur 51 wrote: Does anyone know of the timber for these old doors is of a type good enough to become a front door that would withstand everything the elements could throw at it? Probably a good quality pitch pine. It would need to be painted, but yes it would work. It's better than many doors you'll get these days. Sh^t! Just measured and its tall enough but just 31 amd 5/8ths wide. I've built my frame to take a 33" x 78" door. Is glueing and nailing a pice on 1 or both sides out of the question? Arthur |
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