Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. Had a measure up, some are
700mm, some 760mm wide. Been looking around and there is a HUGE
difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then
similar looking doors for £115.

What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? I need a
mixture of glazed and plain.

Thanks.


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On 17/10/2012 16:24, MaRKg123 wrote:
Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. Had a measure up, some
are 700mm, some 760mm wide. Been looking around and there is a HUGE
difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then
similar looking doors for £115.

What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? I need a
mixture of glazed and plain.

Depends what you are trying to achieve. Cheap egg box doors will fill
the gap and keep the draft out, but look pretty lame.

Slightly posher egg box ones come in various styles of "panel" layout.
Look a bit better. Still not much copy for a quality feel or for
reducing sound transmission.

Real softwood for something to be painted that will look authentic and
do a better job of keeping sound transmission down.

Engineered wood are quite a good all round option. Real hardwood faces,
but stuck onto a MDF or similar mad made core. Hence dimensionally
stable, and unlikely to warp or crack. Much better noise isolation.

Real hardwood if you want to spend the money.

Mid priced fire doors can be quite a cost effective way of getting a
dense heavy door.

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On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:40:57 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

On 17/10/2012 16:24, MaRKg123 wrote:
Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. Had a measure up, some
are 700mm, some 760mm wide. Been looking around and there is a HUGE
difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then
similar looking doors for £115.

What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? I need a
mixture of glazed and plain.

Depends what you are trying to achieve. Cheap egg box doors will fill
the gap and keep the draft out, but look pretty lame.

Slightly posher egg box ones come in various styles of "panel" layout.
Look a bit better. Still not much copy for a quality feel or for
reducing sound transmission.

Real softwood for something to be painted that will look authentic and
do a better job of keeping sound transmission down.

Engineered wood are quite a good all round option. Real hardwood faces,
but stuck onto a MDF or similar mad made core. Hence dimensionally
stable, and unlikely to warp or crack. Much better noise isolation.

Real hardwood if you want to spend the money.

Mid priced fire doors can be quite a cost effective way of getting a
dense heavy door.


Thanks, that's the sorta info I needed, I now understand the differences..

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On Oct 17, 10:08*pm, MaRKg123 wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:40:57 +0100, John Rumm









wrote:
On 17/10/2012 16:24, MaRKg123 wrote:
Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. *Had a measure up, some
are 700mm, some 760mm wide. * Been looking around and there is a HUGE
difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then
similar looking doors for £115.

What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? * I need a
mixture of glazed and plain.

Depends what you are trying to achieve. Cheap egg box doors will fill
the gap and keep the draft out, but look pretty lame.

Slightly posher egg box ones come in various styles of "panel" layout.
Look a bit better. Still not much copy for a quality feel or for
reducing sound transmission.

Real softwood for something to be painted that will look authentic and
do a better job of keeping sound transmission down.

Engineered wood are quite a good all round option. Real hardwood faces,
but stuck onto a MDF or similar mad made core. Hence dimensionally
stable, and unlikely to warp or crack. Much better noise isolation.

Real hardwood if you want to spend the money.

Mid priced fire doors can be quite a cost effective way of getting a
dense heavy door.

Thanks, that's the sorta info I needed, I now understand the differences.

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You might go to an architectural salvage yard where you can pick up
second hand ones.

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:08:09 PM UTC+1, MaRKg123 wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:40:57 +0100, John Rumm

wrote:



On 17/10/2012 16:24, MaRKg123 wrote:

Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. Had a measure up, some

are 700mm, some 760mm wide. Been looking around and there is a HUGE

difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then

similar looking doors for £115.



What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? I need a

mixture of glazed and plain.



Depends what you are trying to achieve. Cheap egg box doors will fill

the gap and keep the draft out, but look pretty lame.



Slightly posher egg box ones come in various styles of "panel" layout.

Look a bit better. Still not much copy for a quality feel or for

reducing sound transmission.



Real softwood for something to be painted that will look authentic and

do a better job of keeping sound transmission down.



Engineered wood are quite a good all round option. Real hardwood faces,

but stuck onto a MDF or similar mad made core. Hence dimensionally

stable, and unlikely to warp or crack. Much better noise isolation.



Real hardwood if you want to spend the money.



Mid priced fire doors can be quite a cost effective way of getting a

dense heavy door.





Thanks, that's the sorta info I needed, I now understand the differences.

Just one other thing to add: knotty pine has more risk of warp than clear.

Sounds like a good short wiki article.


NT

On Oct 18, 8:49*am, harry wrote:
On Oct 17, 10:08*pm, MaRKg123 wrote:





On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:40:57 +0100, John Rumm

wrote:
On 17/10/2012 16:24, MaRKg123 wrote:
Got a 80's house that needs some modern doors. *Had a measure up, some
are 700mm, some 760mm wide. * Been looking around and there is a HUGE
difference in price, so cheapies that look ok for £15ish a pop, and then
similar looking doors for £115.

What should I be looking for when purchasing interior doors? * I need a
mixture of glazed and plain.

Depends what you are trying to achieve. Cheap egg box doors will fill
the gap and keep the draft out, but look pretty lame.

Slightly posher egg box ones come in various styles of "panel" layout..
Look a bit better. Still not much copy for a quality feel or for
reducing sound transmission.

Real softwood for something to be painted that will look authentic and
do a better job of keeping sound transmission down.

Engineered wood are quite a good all round option. Real hardwood faces,
but stuck onto a MDF or similar mad made core. Hence dimensionally
stable, and unlikely to warp or crack. Much better noise isolation.

Real hardwood if you want to spend the money.

Mid priced fire doors can be quite a cost effective way of getting a
dense heavy door.

Thanks, that's the sorta info I needed, I now understand the differences.

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You might go to an architectural salvage yard where you can pick up
second hand ones.

all of which (unless plain) will be of a subtly different design &
shape - none of which will look like they were supposed to be together

Jim K