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what type of door for inner porch door?

5 years ago

Silly question, but what sort of door would you install for a inner door between porch and hallway? Existing porch has upvc external and a external wooden door for the inner.

We are getting a composite external door, but not sure why is the norm for the inner door?!

Thanks in advance

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titiankim

5 years ago

I'd probably go for composite as it insulates better. The air in the porch will be colder than the house, so the more insulation the better. Unless the wooden door is an original one that you want to restore

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A S
5 years ago
We've got an LPD oak door separating the porch and hallway, which if I remember correctly, has a solid engineered core - it works brilliantly in preventing draft / cold air from the porch escaping into the wall (in winter).
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nmlondon
5 years ago
We did ours slightly different. We restored and kept the original flimsy and drafty 30s external door (with original polished copper Banham locks) but installed the external composite porch door, which has significantly improved both sound- and draft insulation.
titiankim
5 years ago
When I answered, I was imagining an external porch, rather than an internal one like in the photos above, where the air wouldn't be so cold. With an internal porch I'd probably go for a wooden internal door, because of the feel of it, and the ease of painting it a different colour in the future
Rob McLellan
Original Author
5 years ago
Yes it’s an external porch. I’ve attached a few photos in its current state, including the existing door which I am wondering what to replace with.

Porch is going to have a pitched roof, with a canopy sticking out to the side by a metre.

Thinking of going for something like the composite door in the photo for the porch door, though no idea on colour. Windows and plastics are anthracite grey.
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Croydon Window Company Ltd
5 years ago
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