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Wanted - Original Harringay Victorian Front Door

If anyone is thinking of replacing their front door or is looking to sell their front door please let me know. We are looking for a front door with the 3 distinctive glass panels in keeping with most Harringay front doors to replace the PVC door we have on our house in the Gardens.

many thanks,

Jemima

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on March 22, 2016 at 9:53

The neighbours let you "take a cast"? Wow, nice neighbours ;)

Permalink Reply by Jem on March 22, 2016 at 16:36
Sounds lovely. Problem is all my neighbours have a pvc doors too..I need to make some more friends ;-)
Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 22, 2016 at 20:33
Have you tried the Architectural Forum on Essex Road? I've seen doors like the one you describe there before.
Permalink Reply by JJ B on March 25, 2016 at 10:05

Billy H is quite right about the fit of reclaimed door.

You could also try Stoneage Salvage up at Crews Hill..

They've got a selection of older reclaimed doors that may do the trick. Do weigh up the overall cost of the old door option by factoring in the restoration and fitting, against the new reproduction door as per Bill H. If it is only a marginal difference may be better going for the new one.

You can also, I believe, take old doors that you may find in the street and do a part exchange, but check with them before hand.

I got mine from a neighbour who had it in the front garden to go. I soemtimes wonder whetehr it would not have been better to get a new one built as other neighbouyrs have done!

I also salvaged another local door from a skip. It eventually went into a friend's house on my street too. You'd be surprised what you find when people replace their originals with plaaaaaaaaaaaaaastic! They are being misled about the merits of ugly pvc. Historic England (ex English Heritage) has a good document on how t... with new PVC!

Permalink Reply by Mavic Starfish on March 25, 2016 at 12:09
Stone Age , that's where we purchased our Victorian door complete with 3 coloured glass tessellated? panes, which we were led to believe were rare when still intact in a door of that age. Cost just under a 1/4 of the price quoted in first post, but and there is abut, it doesn't fit square. Big drafts, which we've managed to eliminate with excluders but I can imagine a lot of people would want front door to be perfect as it's the first thing you see on entering exiting your home. it's really not that bad but definitely not perfect, however it his period.
Permalink Reply by Hugh on April 8, 2016 at 10:32

Did you find your door?

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