ᐅ Front door on the ground floor: What door width is recommended for a large entrance area?
Created on: 2 Jun 2015 11:29
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Sebastian79
Hello everyone,
Our ground floor is currently being built, and while going over the plans in detail, one thing completely slipped past us: the width of the house entrance area – it’s currently 3.11 meters (10 ft 2 in).
We actually like the idea of a spacious entrance, and many houses, in our opinion, tend to make that area too small. But over 3 meters (10 ft) is quite a large space that needs to be filled appropriately.
On Friday, we’re visiting a trusted carpenter to look at examples and get some advice. So far, we were thinking of the classic window-door-window layout without a transom.
However, in my opinion, the windows would look a bit too wide visually, so here’s my question to you: How wide can an entrance door be while still being practical to use? Is 115 cm (45 inches) too wide? We’ve also seen double doors, but somehow that seems a bit too “overdressed,” doesn’t it?
Many thanks in advance for your advice 🙂.
Our ground floor is currently being built, and while going over the plans in detail, one thing completely slipped past us: the width of the house entrance area – it’s currently 3.11 meters (10 ft 2 in).
We actually like the idea of a spacious entrance, and many houses, in our opinion, tend to make that area too small. But over 3 meters (10 ft) is quite a large space that needs to be filled appropriately.
On Friday, we’re visiting a trusted carpenter to look at examples and get some advice. So far, we were thinking of the classic window-door-window layout without a transom.
However, in my opinion, the windows would look a bit too wide visually, so here’s my question to you: How wide can an entrance door be while still being practical to use? Is 115 cm (45 inches) too wide? We’ve also seen double doors, but somehow that seems a bit too “overdressed,” doesn’t it?
Many thanks in advance for your advice 🙂.
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Sebastian793 Jun 2015 09:41Ah, okay – although thin brick slips aren’t exactly cheap either. For cost reasons, we’ve now decided against the thin format for the facing brick...
I would never order frosted glass but always have it laminated – that way you have all options. I’ve also ordered two recessed spotlights in the ceiling from the precast concrete plant 🙂.
I would never order frosted glass but always have it laminated – that way you have all options. I’ve also ordered two recessed spotlights in the ceiling from the precast concrete plant 🙂.