Cant afford new internal doors

50plusabit · 2 Aug 2008

Hi
I have just moved and have horrible plain white doors. I can not afford to renew the doors to white panel doors. I saw on tv where they fixed beading to the doors and repainted them, how easy is it and does it look ok? Also I want to change the handles to chrome ones, where is the best and cheapest place to get them? Also I am a newby decorator, so would I be able to do it?
Thanks for all the good advice here, I can see myself being a regular here.

big-all · 2 Aug 2008

when you can buy a 6 panel door for less than £15 you are unlikly to buy molding for that amount

awbcm · 3 Aug 2008

You could just consider using this type of thing but I would think that they would be about the same cost of a new door, and then you need to fit them.

50plusabit · 3 Aug 2008

Yes I know you can get doors for about £25, but its the cost of somebody to hang them, been quote £100 to hang 3 doors.

^woody^ · 3 Aug 2008

TBH, the beading idea makes the doors look crapp.

Save your money, do one at a time if need be, or do the design in paint

Hanging your new door will be easy - you just use the old one as a pattern. In fact even if you spend all day on one and make a bit of a poor job, it will still be better (and cheaper) than sticking beading on a door.

Have a go. There are lots of guides here or on the web - even on youtube

awbcm · 8 Aug 2008

I don’t know if you have sorted your doors out, but B&Q are offering a 762 x 1981 internal door for £10

greensusie51 · 11 Aug 2008

get onto freecycle.co.uk we got most of our internal doors from here for free, and 2 off a skip! There's plenty around if you know where to look.

also try gumtree.co.uk free section

shenks · 12 Aug 2008

There are quite a few places around to source door furniture including B&Q, Screwfix and others... just depends on what style you want as to how much it costs.

However, be aware that some of the 'value' brands are not finished very well. The plating can be wafer thin, or the lacquer can be 'a bit lacking'. This results in the handles looking quite scruffy after even a short space of time. Yes I am speaking from experience - in a moment of madness I got some 'value' handles for a rush weekend job and then had to go back and change them 3 months later

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Cant afford new internal doors

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