folding door
 

I've a small flat and the current bathroom door opens out into the hall
and meets the path of the open kitchen door. I'm thinking that a
solution would be a folding door to the bathroom, one that's in two
sections folding on a central hinge and make it open into the bathroom.
Space does not permit simply hanging the existing door so it opens into
the bathroom. Is this something I can buy off the shelf, e.g B&Q, or
would I need a joiner? Also, would it be possible to make such a door by
altering, i.e. sawing in half, the existing door?

Thanks

N

"neil leslie" wrote in message
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I've a small flat and the current bathroom door opens out into the hall
and meets the path of the open kitchen door. I'm thinking that a
solution would be a folding door to the bathroom, one that's in two
sections folding on a central hinge and make it open into the bathroom.
Space does not permit simply hanging the existing door so it opens into
the bathroom. Is this something I can buy off the shelf, e.g B&Q, or
would I need a joiner? Also, would it be possible to make such a door by
altering, i.e. sawing in half, the existing door?

Whatever you do, don't have the hinged part - the middle bit - facing the
lavatory.

I stayed in a B&B like that one, because of the lighting in the bathroom
people on the landing could see anyone on the throne.

Mary

Thanks

N

Subject: folding door
From: neil leslie
Date: 06/09/2004 14:33 GMT Standard Time
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I've a small flat and the current bathroom door opens out into the hall
and meets the path of the open kitchen door. I'm thinking that a
solution would be a folding door to the bathroom, one that's in two
sections folding on a central hinge and make it open into the bathroom.
Space does not permit simply hanging the existing door so it opens into
the bathroom. Is this something I can buy off the shelf, e.g B&Q, or
would I need a joiner? Also, would it be possible to make such a door by
altering, i.e. sawing in half, the existing door?

Thanks

N


I've seen a two-section folding door (pine) in Wickes

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
neil leslie wrote:

I've a small flat and the current bathroom door opens out into the
hall and meets the path of the open kitchen door. I'm thinking that a
solution would be a folding door to the bathroom, one that's in two
sections folding on a central hinge and make it open into the
bathroom. Space does not permit simply hanging the existing door so
it opens into the bathroom. Is this something I can buy off the
shelf, e.g B&Q, or would I need a joiner? Also, would it be possible
to make such a door by altering, i.e. sawing in half, the existing
door?

Thanks

N

You can buy bi-fold door gear from any of the sheds or a BM. The kit
consists of hinges to hinge the 2 leaves together, an upper track to guide
the free edge of the second leaf, and pin-type hinges for the top and bottom
of the first leaf.

If the current door is the usual sort of hollow internal door, it's not a
good idea to saw it in half because there's no framing in the middle - and
nothing to fix your hinges to. If it's solid, you may be able to.

Some of the sheds sell half-width doors, in pairs - which you can hinge
together using the kit mentioned above.
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"Set Square" wrote in message ...
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
neil leslie wrote:

I've a small flat and the current bathroom door opens out into the
hall and meets the path of the open kitchen door. I'm thinking that a
solution would be a folding door to the bathroom, one that's in two
sections folding on a central hinge and make it open into the
bathroom. Space does not permit simply hanging the existing door so
it opens into the bathroom. Is this something I can buy off the
shelf, e.g B&Q, or would I need a joiner? Also, would it be possible
to make such a door by altering, i.e. sawing in half, the existing
door?

Thanks

N


I guess you could use either a bi-fold door, or one of the concertina
type
The next problem you will find is how to lock it when you are in there
- some sort of metal loop and bar arrangement?

On 6 Sep 2004 18:31:12 -0700, Conrad Edwards wrote:

Is this something I can buy off the shelf, e.g B&Q, or would I need
a joiner?

I got a moulded "panelled" bi-fold door from B&Q a while back. They
are "fun" to hang as they need to be vertical in both front/back and
left right planes or front/back and in a true square frame. It's a
while since I fitted mine...

Also, would it be possible to make such a door by altering, i.e.
sawing in half, the existing door?

It might be but modern internal doors are constructed out of 1/8" ply
and a honeycomb light card core. The edges would need a block of wood
fitting in and unless you got the cut *exactly* straight and square
the folding won't work particulary well or not at all.

The next problem you will find is how to lock it when you are in
there - some sort of metal loop and bar arrangement?

Why bother?

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ill.com...
On 6 Sep 2004 18:31:12 -0700, Conrad Edwards wrote:

The next problem you will find is how to lock it when you are in
there - some sort of metal loop and bar arrangement?

Why bother?

Do you know any good tunes to whistle then?

On 7 Sep 2004 14:19:54 -0700, Conrad Edwards wrote:

The next problem you will find is how to lock it when you are in
there - some sort of metal loop and bar arrangement?

Why bother?

Do you know any good tunes to whistle then?

Like I said, why bother? Or have you got something no one else has?

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail