Would removing these doors make the house colder?

Udhi · 3 Apr 2010

Hi all,
I have a set of old aluminium sliding doors separating the hallway from the lounge. The lounge is 30' with DG french windows to the South garden and single paned stained leaded to the North.

I am installing Oak wooden flooring throughout. The installer has diplomatically suggested that the lounge doors are pug ugly and best consigned to the heap. I am concerned that the resulting big open space might chill the house down, driving all the heat from the ground floor up or out.

Any advice please? I have spent about 4-5K installing Kingspan insulation to all single skinned walls. I dont want to ruin all this. See piccies:

Thank You

freddiemercurystwin · 3 Apr 2010

You will lose plenty of heat up the stairs, they are pig ugly, the bedrooms upstairs may be warmer though. I'd replace them with a wall and a fire door.

Steve · 3 Apr 2010

They are ugly. Why are they there?

Anyway, get shut of them. If you want open plan, remove the wall at both ends too. If you want it closed in, extend the walls and have one smaller door.

If the hall and living room are the same temp, why would removing the doors make any difference?

Deluks · 3 Apr 2010

No reason not to have sliding or folding doors here, but they do not need to be overly glazed and would look better in oak or sum'ink similar.

Udhi · 3 Apr 2010

Fair comment. Due to overwhelming feminine opinion at home, the sliding doors are now in the skip....dead easy too.

Udhi

gregers · 3 Apr 2010

well take them out,remove the glass.put glass in skip and pay a visit to your local scrap dealer and weigh them in,even if you get a few pounds it should at least pay for a pint in your local,especially after all your hard work.

big-all · 3 Apr 2010

your down stairs will take ages to warm up fully as hot air rises you will have to heat the upstairs hallway to around 25 degrees to get 21 down stairs further agrivated by any draughts/airflow

marsaday · 4 Apr 2010

replace it with oak framed glazing. just see it in a self build mag - beautiful.

Udhi · 4 Apr 2010

Bang-Bang-Bang-Pow-Pow-pow.....screeeeeech-CRASH!! All done. The difference is amazing. The place looks huge. I'd be loath to install another partition of sorts.

Piccies for your titilation:

....just out of interest, would I be needing planning permission for this.....

Regards

JoeMar · 7 Apr 2010

wow, you need to sort out the White Balance on that Olympus camera.

noseall · 7 Apr 2010

No need for p.p.

It seems by removing those doors, you have admitted the blue ghost into the house.....

Udhi · 8 Apr 2010

Listen you two smartarses, I am still stunned there is no blood spray on the walls after that endeavor so no kickings re photographic skills!!

The unpartitioned place looks REALLY nice though.

r896neo · 9 Apr 2010

What the hell hound!

Udhi · 9 Apr 2010

Oh thats it, lets all pick on my poor doggy now!

Thats another good reason, the poor bugger has been bouncing off that everytime the post comes through. What I save in vet's bills can go to pay the higher heating bills perhaps.

freddiemercurystwin · 9 Apr 2010

Hmm, its touch and go which is more of a rip-off, Vets bills or Utilities!

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Would removing these doors make the house colder?

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