Room divider folding doors

Feb 18, 2004 2 Replies

I want to put a five foot wide opening between two bedrooms so that we can use both rooms together when alone in the house and then close the doors when our children visit.



However, I cannot find suitable solid doors which provide the necessary privacy and strength. Also concerned about whether this work will need building regs approval - the wall is brick but not load bearing. Could there be fire issues?



Any ideas welcome - I don't really want to make solid hardwood doors myself.



Thanks


I replaced all the doors and frames in the house a couple of years ago with oak ones. Most of them were standard sizes, but I had a few special requirements. One example was a double door arrangement such as you describe, another was a bifold for a cupboard.

I looked around for a while but settled on a joinery firm in Shrewsbury who specialise in European oak products.

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They will manufacture to order and in other timbers as well. The products are very solid and traditionally made to a high standard.

My kids are pretty noisy and heavier doors have certainly cut that down quite effectively.

.andy

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Laying a heavy door on top of a noisy kid will certainly stop its noise. Probably its breathing too.

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