Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 17, 2008 8:56 pm Hi all,
In our open plan living area we will have a set of double doors opening to the rumpus, and a single door opening to the front hallway. All of these doors are to be timber and glass. I was imagining a door like one pane of a bifold door - timber round the outside and plain clear glass in the middle. Like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But looking in through the windows today, the ones that are there ready to hang are ones with 10 (or 12?) little windows - like this: My thoughts were that these doors with the windows are more traditional and period in style, and may not suit the rest of our decor (which is pretty laid back modern casual style with lots of white and neutrals). However having said that our house will have a few *typically* period features - boxed bay window, verandah, high ceilings. So they might look okay. But I am not sure. What do you think, should I kick up (ANOTHER) fuss about this with my builder and possibly strain the relationship, or should I let this one go? My other question is - should I get the doors painted a colour or just natural stain? The rest of our house is in Antique White USA, but we have a lot of timber on the facade. The rest of our doors are flush panel. (Which I think means no panel. There are no panels on our other internal doors. But our front door has 4 panels. ) Re: Internal Doors dilemma 2Sep 17, 2008 9:01 pm I would kick up a stink if you are gennuinely going to be unhappy and/or if the builder mislead you as to what the doors would look like
In saying that I like both sets of doors - what other windows/doors will you have in that area - what colour are they? Painted or stained? I could imagine the 2nd doors looking gorgeous in white - I think it would make them look less 'heavy' but if you have alot of timber around them then I would probably stick to that... Hope that helps My karma ran over your dogma Re: Internal Doors dilemma 3Sep 17, 2008 9:07 pm The first door pic is French Doors with sidelights - that's waht we have to our dining (but they put temp ones in, so no pics!) The second ones are '10 lite' doors with sidelights - I'm having a 10 lite, painted white, to my pantry (but it hasn't been hung , or painted yet....and in fact, they've delivered the wrong height door ...so, again, no pics yet!)
And, yes, flush means no panel - that's what we're having throughout the house (not hung or painted yet!!!) If you asked for french doors, and that's what you expected, then YES, you are entitled to kick up a fuss and get what you want!!! If you're happy with the 10 lite, then I'd say probably paint them white. I think there may be a photo of a white one on the pantry of the Brookvale at Cranbourne South on the PD website, if you can be bothered looking!!! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Internal Doors dilemma 4Sep 17, 2008 9:10 pm Thanks Bel! I am leaning towards the doors being ok ... as you say especially if they are painted they will be less heavy.
I don't think they did mislead us the specs just say timber & glass doors, they are used to building period style homes ... and perhaps we weren't specific enough... ??? There are two other windows in the room, one is aluminium (Paperbark but think you can only see the colour from the outside?), the other is a timber servery window which I'll definitely get painted as will be too hard to upkeep natural timber above a sink... Re: Internal Doors dilemma 5Sep 17, 2008 9:14 pm hehe like everyone said...better to ask about it now, rather than just except it and regret it later on...I'm sure ur builder will understand (i hope) cos ur building ur home, so u want to be happy with it...hehe but arent u at plaster? is it too late for a change? i was under the impression that u cant change anything once u start building...well thats PD anyway.....
Personally i like the timber stained look rather than the painted timber...but its all a matter of opinion i think....i dont really like the 12 panel door's...hehe...but it mite work cos u have some period features like u said...hehe gosh..i dont think i helped at all! Re: Internal Doors dilemma 6Sep 17, 2008 9:16 pm Thanks Petal so you are having the 10 lite ones on your walk-in pantry? Would you say the rest of your house is modern in style/decor? I am just worried that we are mixing styles too much ... but I really don't think it's too much of a problem, so guess I'm just wanting to see if people agree with me!
Also we are not having sidelites anywhere ... so it's just the doors, and walls on the sides. The last house we had had 2 sets of the 10 lite doors and it was definitely a very period house, so I guess I'm just 'associating' them with that style. But I am thinking they will be fine ... and I'll save up kicking up my stinks for things that matter to me more..... Re: Internal Doors dilemma 7Sep 17, 2008 9:22 pm The inside is DEFINITELY contemporary - all white, flush panel doors, you've seen the kitchen, Tassie Oak Floors. The only 10 lite we have is to the pantry - and it will be painted white. We have a couple of sets of the French doors - 1 with side lights, 1 without (HT - I'm sure there's a pic not too far back on my blog!)
Our front door is a high timber with 8 glass panels pivot door (currently ****** sideways in the MBR!!!) That will be stained. If you're happy with them, I'd say paint them white - I think that would look more modern than stined....but that's just my opinion!!! I'm off to bed now - I'm tired! We can discuss this further Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Internal Doors dilemma 8Sep 17, 2008 9:55 pm We had one door as in the 2nd photo in our last house and it was painted white. It was also between living and rumpus. When painted they look a lot more modern. With the plain glass there may be more chance of a little someone in a hurry walking through it. I do like them both Re: Internal Doors dilemma 9Sep 17, 2008 10:15 pm Thanks Newbies, Petal again and SuH!
I think I am decided - will keep the 10 lite ones and paint them white. OR.........I might quickly call the SS tomorrow and suss out how easy it is for him to change it ... if he has a big sigh then I'll just say oh don;t worry. And will look like I am being nice compromising customer Re: Internal Doors dilemma 10Sep 17, 2008 10:29 pm donuts I might quickly call the SS tomorrow and suss out how easy it is for him to change it ... if he has a big sigh then I'll just say oh don;t worry. And will look like I am being nice compromising customer Good plan 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Internal Doors dilemma 11Sep 17, 2008 10:43 pm I prefer the ones with in the first pic, the french doors with just one pane of glass.... for one reason.... cleaning! One single pane of glass is easy to clean...... 12 individual little panes.... pain in ht a*se to clean! And they always get grotty in the corners around the wood on each little pane....
BUT I am really, really lazy and will take the easy cleaning option with everything.... therefor I'm best ignored on matters such as these! I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Internal Doors dilemma 12Sep 17, 2008 11:35 pm boxed bay window, verandah, high ceilings.
I think we these things in mind the 10lite would be another little touch of a similar feel but I'm with Joles on the cleaning side of things..........Oh my god thats 2 things we agree on in 1 day In all honesty they are both lovely doors and I think either will work and for me the painted option sounds better. You can only ask the question. if you don't mind either way you have nothing to lose. Re: Internal Doors dilemma 13Sep 17, 2008 11:42 pm joles I prefer the ones with in the first pic, the french doors with just one pane of glass.... for one reason.... cleaning! One single pane of glass is easy to clean...... 12 individual little panes.... pain in ht a*se to clean! And they always get grotty in the corners around the wood on each little pane.... BUT I am really, really lazy and will take the easy cleaning option with everything.... therefor I'm best ignored on matters such as these! Yep 12 panes x 4 corners x 2 sides.....too late to do the maths...eh I'm a nerd....96 corners.... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Internal Doors dilemma 14Sep 17, 2008 11:45 pm to_do_list joles I prefer the ones with in the first pic, the french doors with just one pane of glass.... for one reason.... cleaning! One single pane of glass is easy to clean...... 12 individual little panes.... pain in ht a*se to clean! And they always get grotty in the corners around the wood on each little pane.... BUT I am really, really lazy and will take the easy cleaning option with everything.... therefor I'm best ignored on matters such as these! Yep 12 panes x 4 corners x 2 sides.....too late to do the maths...eh I'm a nerd....96 corners.... I adore nerds!!!! Paula's study thread is all about the love for nerds.... but you knew that. I'm really into nerds! And on occasion, nerds have been into me! I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Internal Doors dilemma 15Sep 18, 2008 7:38 am Without a doubt I would kick up a fuss. It might just be one more thing but everything counts when it's your home. You'll forever be looking at those doors (if you keep the multi paneled ones) and just wishing that you made a point to get them changed. When you are putting so much investment of time and emotion into your house you deserve to be happy about everything! Re: Internal Doors dilemma 16Sep 18, 2008 7:42 am I think both doors are nice but in different ways. The 10 panel seems (to me) more period style and the plain glass more modern (?) I'd go for the plain glass.......I think that would look really nice and less busy Happy at Home Re: Internal Doors dilemma 17Sep 18, 2008 8:20 am Thanks guys, yes I agree about the cleaning issue - we have actually had these doors before, with a learning to walk toddler so I know all about it... we will have another learning-to-walk toddler by the time we live in this house...
Am going to ring SS this morning ... will see what he says... Re: Internal Doors dilemma 19Sep 18, 2008 9:10 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Such doors are of course famous for being "walked into" ! If you have kids you can guarantee they will all try to "walk through it" at some time. maybe many times... Tipsy BBQ guests may fare no better. And as an aside, I know this is a fake background pic, but the imminent threat of flooding to this house makes it very distracting for me to look at ! Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Internal Doors dilemma 20Sep 18, 2008 9:46 am For me it's not so much about the modern vs period, more about the view. I find the 10 panel to be distracting to the actual view, it kind of cuts it up, whereas the french doors provide a much clearer view to the outside, no panels to cause a distraction. I guess for me the 10 lite is very busy and the french doors provide more of the outside to be seen without all the little panels getting in the way. Much better for the view I think. Okay, then the choice is really about the build quality of the door itself which means the brand name. Sorry I can't recommend one or the other so best to rely on comments… 5 3261 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5405 Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 7938 |