"Terry Pin" wrote in message
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Hi Folks

I'm looking to replace my back door, I need something fairly secure (sad sign
of
the times I'm afraid) but it needs a large window as the room would be
unacceptably dark, the existing door window is about 40% of the door area
(large
single pane in the top section). I thought I'd found the one I wanted in the
Wickes Catalogue (Mayfair) but it's out of stock and no longer available.

Anybody any ideas of where I could get soething similar, it needs to be:

Wooden (Mahogany finish to match window frames)
Single large pane window (double glazed with mottled effect for privacy)
Secure


Look in the Magnet, Jewson and Jen-Wen/Boulton & Paul catalogues.

Or made to order by local carpenter.

You might want to ask you local council about any requirement to comply with L1
Building regulations. Or go to www.odpm.gov.uk

Michael Chare

Soup just had to say
Anybody any ideas of where I could get soething similar, it needs to
be:

Wooden (Mahogany finish to match window frames)
Single large pane window (double glazed with mottled effect for
privacy)
Secure

Probably a blind alley but we recently had a new back door fitted
single, double glazed, mottled, window unit and it has 'cams' that
engage when door handle is pushed up (makes it so strong on the
open side that it would actually be easier smashing the hinge side.
Unfortunately the door is a sort of plastic~metal composite with
a moulded in 'painted wood' finish but seem to remember you could
get it in a mahogany finish.

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"Terry Pin" wrote in message
...
Hi Folks

I'm looking to replace my back door, I need something fairly secure (sad
sign of
the times I'm afraid) but it needs a large window as the room would be
unacceptably dark, the existing door window is about 40% of the door area
(large
single pane in the top section). I thought I'd found the one I wanted in
the
Wickes Catalogue (Mayfair) but it's out of stock and no longer available.

Anybody any ideas of where I could get soething similar, it needs to be:

Wooden (Mahogany finish to match window frames)
Single large pane window (double glazed with mottled effect for privacy)
Secure

Any ideas much appreciated I'm in the North West so something local would
be
better though if it's what I want I'll have it shipped.

I've been happy with the doors made by Boulton & Paul, which are sold by
Travis Perkins builders' merchants. If you want decent security, you need to
use laminated glass in the window. For a half-glazed front door, a local
glazier made me up a custom double glazed unit, with 6mm laminated glass on
the outside and obscured glass on the inside. However, it was a while ago
and I now forget the cost. The door should be at least 44mm thick and hung
on a pair and a half (i.e. three) of 100mm high steel or brass hinges. It
should lock either with two mortice locks, set at 1/3 and 2/3 of the door
height, or with a multi-point lock. The lock should be at least six pins if
a cylinder lock, or at least five levers, if a conventional key lock.

Colin Bignell