Need to replace my front door...

magicoi · 9 Feb 2017 at 23:01

Participant;30488248 said:
£2,700, but we basically went for the most expensive company around as we trusted them more than the other jokers we met.

It's a Rockdoor Ultimate in 'Irish oak' inside and out, with self locking, laminated frosted glass, and bar handle inside and out, so basically the most expensive combo there is.

Love it! Taanks for the details!

magicoi · 16 Feb 2017 at 18:28

Don't suppose you have a picture of the inside handle on that door do you Participant?

Assume it's not another bar! ?

Thanks

Participant · 16 Feb 2017 at 21:07

magicoi said:
Don't suppose you have a picture of the inside handle on that door do you Participant?

Assume it's not another bar! ?

Thanks

magicoi · 17 Feb 2017 at 07:47

Thanks. A guy told us we couldn't have a bar inside, just a knob!! Looks good.

Kiyoshi · 17 Feb 2017 at 11:34

He was, or on the door?

magicoi · 17 Feb 2017 at 12:29

haha! Didn't register when I wrote that!!

CaptainComedy · 9 Aug 2017 at 13:30

I finally went with solidor, and a yale keyfree lock

£1700 all in.
Fitter is coming next Wednesday.

CaptainComedy · 9 Aug 2017 at 13:34

@Participant do you mind me asking, what dimensions is your door frame? I would like to have glass either side but I've been told - at 120cm it's too narrow

Participant · 9 Aug 2017 at 18:11

CaptainComedy said:
@Participant do you mind me asking, what dimensions is your door frame? I would like to have glass either side but I've been told - at 120cm it's too narrow

1380mm sir

We were told any narrower and we'd have only been able to have glass on one side.

CaptainComedy · 9 Aug 2017 at 21:38

aww

that's what I get told...

CaptainComedy · 19 Sep 2017 at 14:56

So update, I got my new door (yey) with the yale keyfree connected lock

So I have set up a pin for my partner and I, next up is to connect to home automation

I'm using home assistant at the moment so we'll see how easy that is...

Participant · 20 Sep 2017 at 18:52

Looks good. What's the thinking behind the dual colour thing? I always felt that I'd be able to fool myself it was real wood more easily if it was the same colour on both sides.

Guess it's so it blends better with typical interior decor?

Em3bbs · 20 Sep 2017 at 20:06

It makes the inside a lot lighter as white reflects light much better than black. Noticed a big difference when we changed the dark door at our last place.

Nice door, I have the same Yale Keyfree as well, connected to Smartthings. Really handy although you can never lie about when you came home from the pub now.

CaptainComedy · 22 Sep 2017 at 13:33

yep it also makes the room look larger / less cluttered on the eyes due to matching walls.

Your brain should know that you can paint 1 side of a door 1 colour, the other another, and it will still be wooden!

my zwave module is arriving tonight, (mine came with the remote keyfob because I didn't specify

) really liking the keypad access

kinobestew123 · 17 Oct 2017 at 13:48

I know this thread is a little old now but I thought i'd post in here rather than starting my own thread. Got ours done which is very similar to @Participant 's door.

Really pleased with how it's come out!

koolpc · 17 Oct 2017 at 13:58

Doesn't that handle get in the way when putting key in the lock and trying to turn it?

kinobestew123 · 17 Oct 2017 at 14:29

koolpc said:
Doesn't that handle get in the way when putting key in the lock and trying to turn it?

It would do with a big bunch of keys. That was one of my thoughts when I saw how it had been done but so far it's been ok.

I only have my car key and the key for this and a couple of other small ones so it's fine.

You don't get a choice of where the bar goes, it is a standard location from the factory.

CaptainComedy · 18 Oct 2017 at 13:22

Here's mine, need to replace left post as it's rotted

IvanDobskey · 18 Oct 2017 at 13:26

Wow, why would you need to spend more than £500 on a front door?? Just a decent upvc jobby will be fine.

CaptainComedy · 18 Oct 2017 at 13:44

IvanDobskey said:
Wow, why would you need to spend more than £500 on a front door?? Just a decent upvc jobby will be fine.

UPVC is bad quality, isn't secure, and looks a bit naff in comparison.