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Back door 1930s house

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TheGirlOnTheLanding · 05/07/2021 13:23

We've replaced the front door of our 1930s house with a three-panelled one that looks more in keeping with the age of the house (when we moved in it had a faux Victorian door which was perfectly nice but just looked odd on a 30s house.) We'd now like to replace the back door but I have no idea what the original would have looked like and Googling 30s doors only brings up internal and front doors. Neighbouring properties all seem to have modern doors at the back.

If anyone has a 30s house and knows more about them, can you suggest what style we should be looking at? Would this sort of thing look a bit strange at the back of the property instead of the front? https://www.doorsonlineuk.co.uk/external-doors/composite-external-doors/external-hardwood-mt-dx/

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senua · 05/07/2021 13:48

That style is very 30s.Smile
Our back door is in the kitchen so we have it semi-glazed to let in light. Would this style (but without the price tag!) appeal?

TheDogsMother · 05/07/2021 13:53

Ours was like this but painted white on the inside and stained to a dark wood colour on the outside

Back door 1930s house
TheGirlOnTheLanding · 05/07/2021 14:06

Thanks, both. I was thinking unglazed because it would be more secure but maybe that's the problem - the original would have been glazed. The 30s one I linked to would be great as a front door but I'm worried it might look too much like a front door to work at the back, iyswim.

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senua · 05/07/2021 15:00

I wondered about security. Original 1930s glazing might be too easy to smash in but I'm presuming that modern versions are more burglar-proof.
I suppose that a modern door would give a better EPC rating, too.

SwedishEdith · 05/07/2021 15:02

Can I ask you where you got your replacement front door from, OP?

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 05/07/2021 15:07

We got it from here, @SwedishEdith - because it was bespoke the style isn't shown on the site, but it's the classic 30s three panel below/oval stained glass above:
https://replacementdoor.co.uk/bespoke-doors

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SwedishEdith · 05/07/2021 15:10

Thank you. I daren't ask the price but are they local only? Can see they're in Scotland.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 05/07/2021 15:30

@SwedishEdith they may supply (not fit) outside Scotland, not sure - although I see from the site the wait times are about 6 months at the moment! They weren't cheap but we needed a bespoke size anyway so thought we might as well go all out and get bespoke stained glass too.

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SwedishEdith · 05/07/2021 16:06

Thanks @TheGirlOnTheLanding. Yeah, waiting times for everything are horrendous atm!

PigletJohn · 05/07/2021 23:41

Have a look at a bead-and-butt door (unglazed)

though I am not very interested in 1930's houses

I think it might also be lower half panelled, top half glazed (in small panes)

I don't think it would have had a ply panel, because old ply glues were not weatherproof.

A half-glazed stabledoor was considered useful to allow ventilation while preventing children running in and out.

I don't think the "cathedral" top is authentic on this one

and painted, not varnished or stained.

I think a LBF door would be considered very humble.

You might be able to get an authentic original door from someone throwing out their original features and inserting horrible modern plastic doors.

NewYearNewTwatName · 06/07/2021 06:09

I agree about the stable door at the back.

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