ᐅ Painting, varnishing, or replacing wooden windows and interior doors?
Created on: 9 Jan 2023 12:32
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Alibert87
I need some experience and tips again on the topic of "refreshing old, dark windows and doors."
The door leaves and frames are real wood veneer, and the window frames are solid wood. Our building inspector said that technically everything is fine and replacement is not necessary, so we want to keep all components.
The goal is to make everything light (white, light beige, for example), which is obviously much cheaper than replacement. Is this something you can realistically do yourself, or is it better to hire a painter or carpenter?
Does anyone know roughly what this costs per door and window?
Thanks!
The door leaves and frames are real wood veneer, and the window frames are solid wood. Our building inspector said that technically everything is fine and replacement is not necessary, so we want to keep all components.
The goal is to make everything light (white, light beige, for example), which is obviously much cheaper than replacement. Is this something you can realistically do yourself, or is it better to hire a painter or carpenter?
Does anyone know roughly what this costs per door and window?
Thanks!
Alibert87 schrieb:
How can I assess the quality? Look at the rest of the house. At that time, a similar level of quality was probably installed everywhere.
I think you can determine quality (your own) by touching and briefly considering what you feel. Does it seem cheap or nice?
This is actually a key difference for many homebuyers in what they want: some simply won’t accept a door that is painted by themselves. They replace everything and just like that, have €500 less in their pocket for each door. Others are happy with freshly painted doors.
Because removing and replacing everything yourself, buying all new from a home improvement store? That takes about the same amount of time as repainting. So don’t get caught up in the price/time factor 🙂
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Alibert8713 Jan 2023 12:46ypg schrieb:
Take a look at the rest of the house. Back then, similar quality was used throughout.
I believe you can define the quality for yourself by touching the materials and giving it some thought—what do you feel? Cheap or nice?
This is also a key difference for many people looking to move in: some simply won’t accept a door that’s been repainted themselves. They replace everything, and just like that, they have 500€ less per door in their pocket. Others appreciate freshly painted doors.
Doing the work yourself or buying everything new from the hardware store? That takes about the same amount of time as repainting. So don’t get distracted by the price/time factor 🙂 For me, it’s a door — currently, it closes well... it just looks a bit old-fashioned. As I said, it’s not worth 500 euros to me, especially since there are about 10 doors.
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Alibert8713 Jan 2023 13:11Cronos86 schrieb:
As mentioned, our doors looked just like yours. We paid around 1400 € (approximately 10 doors, including door panels, seals, and paint) and put some work into them.And are the new doors noticeably better than the old ones, or mainly in terms of appearance?Both. The old waffle doors provide hardly any sound insulation, and if you give them a push, they barely manage to close properly. Some of ours were also broken.
The new ones are better in both respects and, visually, they naturally make everything a bit brighter and more inviting than the brown ones.
The new ones are better in both respects and, visually, they naturally make everything a bit brighter and more inviting than the brown ones.
If the doors are from the 1970s, are the windows from the same period? Although high-quality mahogany tropical wood was used back then and treated with strong (toxic) coatings, I would still replace the windows. While it is possible to replace only the glass, ich would now only opt for triple glazing.
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