Interior doors replacement

[sarah jane]

We've recently moved into a 1830s house and would like to replace all the internal doors as they are currently frosted-glass panelled. I've got a carpenter quoting to make them up from blanks into 4-panelled doors as they're all different sizes and large (one being 6' 11") and we will be painting them. He's going to buy 'fire door thickness' blanks (1 3/4") from a Howdens joinery. I'm now worrying that they'll be flimsier than they should be and that I should try to source reclaimed doors instead. Should I wait and do them door by door as we find them or will they look ok? The whole house is a 1970s fantasy so we're really starting from scratch!

 

[biffvernon]

21st century fantasy in 18th century farmhouse:

 

[Nemesis]

Don't try for reclaimed - they will be all wrong size wise, and mouldings will differ, and details will be different - panel sizes etc.

Better get new.

A decent joiner should be able to make them, but it isn't cheap I admit.

 

[worms]

Just a thought, but I presume you have checked that the glass-panelled doors are not simply the originals with the wooden panels replaced with glass? This was a very popular and easy way of "modernising" in the 70's.

 

[Lime]

21st century fantasy in 18th century farmhouse:

I like the door.

 

[sarah jane]

thanks - am relieved i don't have to traipse around for years finding doors, going for the joiner option. did check them hoping to find original frames but alas the only original feature in the whole house is some skirting... ouch. ps nice door biff!

 

[Nemesis]

Douglas Fir is a good option - resists warping.

 

[MdB]

Douglas Fir is a good option - resists warping.

Can you tell that to my dining room table please.... (its good for playing with a marble but not so great for eating food off.)

 

[Nemesis]

Well, it worked for us!

I gather it's more resistant than other wood.

 

[skier-hughes]

Spab recommended douglas fir to us for our windows, but it had to be close vertical grained, grade 1 timber, look superb.

 

[MdB]

I think the problem with my table is that I made it from freshly cut wood rather than seasoned. Expecting it to stay flat was pushing it a bit. It does look great though and visiters love it right up until the point that they try to eat off it and their plate slides away from them.

 

[skier-hughes]

the point that they try to eat off it and their plate slides away from them.

What a ploy,

Here's your dinner
WHeer's yours?
Oh it's coming straight over

Graham