We are currently renovating my parents old house prior to renting it out.
My parents were the second owners of this house, built in 1928 and Dad covered the original internal doors with hardboard to make them streamlined and then put strange almost plasticky wallpaper squares in a wood style on top. He did this in the early 1960s and they are still like that! He assures me that the house's original doors are underneath.
Having now completed a full rewire, new central heating and new flooring, the decorator is soon to give a quote to decorate everywhere, including doors. The yuky wallpaper on the doors was glued down with more than wallpaper paste and is scrubable!
Should I get the decorator to remove the hardboard, renovate the doors (strip them first perhaps) or what?
Is renovating the original doors so much work that it would be better to buy new doors? We are talking about 7 single doors here. I'd like the house to look modern but classy if poss. It will have pale grey walls with white woodwork.
Any suggestions or advice? It's a good house, or will be when we've updated, in a decent area so I want it to look nice and for finishes to be long lasting as it will be rented to a family.
I would very much welcome anyone's sugestions and opinion on this. Thank you! Perhaps I should say, the decorator is old-school and believes in maximum preparation.