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Buying a reclaimed door online

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HeavenlyWineandRoses · 15/02/2013 22:33

So, I'm looking at buying a reclaimed Victorian internal door on eBay. The guy is sending pics but makes no warranty as to condition. Are there any specific things I should be looking out for? The door is already stripped and the guy is looking for £75.

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jinglebellmel · 15/02/2013 22:57

I've looked at this myself, and could be completely wrong, but the one thing that would stand out for me in buying wood is woodworm? Have you tried googling 'reclaimed Victorian door'? You get a lot of results from reclamation yards selling for around £80 - although if this is any better than ebay I don't know.

GoByTrain · 16/02/2013 09:26

We did this. Cheap eBay door and then maybe £900 worth of work to it (decoration, mending glass etc). So keep that in mind and any issues with your door can then be rectified professionally. But had we bought it 'done' it would surely cost £2.5-3 k. So not the 'cheapest' way of getting a front door but definitely the cheapest way of getting a beautiful front door - doors & windows really make a house (sorry, indoctrinated by architect husband) ;)

PolterGoose · 16/02/2013 10:10

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Pannacotta · 16/02/2013 10:33

You also need to be aware of warping, old doors are often warped and am not sure how you can check this when buying online.
Is there a local reclaim yard you could use instead?

PolterGoose · 16/02/2013 11:14

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