I have an internal porch which takes some of the space away from the
hall. There is a door from the porch to the outside and a door into
the hall. Both doors are single glazed and I am now planning to have
either one or both of them replaced by double glazed units.

If I have only the outer door replaced, I could dispense with the
porch completely and have a larger hall. However, I am wondering if
there is any use in having a porch at all. 

What do you think? Would you keep the porch? What use is it?

TIA

Mr F.

In article ,
   Mr Fizzion <wankel@rotary.engine> wrote:

> I have an internal porch which takes some of the space away from the
> hall. There is a door from the porch to the outside and a door into
> the hall. Both doors are single glazed and I am now planning to have
> either one or both of them replaced by double glazed units.

> If I have only the outer door replaced, I could dispense with the
> porch completely and have a larger hall. However, I am wondering if
> there is any use in having a porch at all. 

> What do you think? Would you keep the porch? What use is it?


I added an internal 'vestibule' door, and it cuts down dramatically the
road noise as well as adding heat insulation. Personally, I find added
porches rather naff looking.

As regards a vestibule door taking up space in the hall, what were you
using that space for?

-- 
*Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Mr Fizzion" <wankel@rotary.engine> wrote in message 
news:v45rh1pfi74pkkmq604f2khl0nrruquirh@4ax.com...

>I have an internal porch which takes some of the space away from the
> hall. There is a door from the porch to the outside and a door into
> the hall. Both doors are single glazed and I am now planning to have
> either one or both of them replaced by double glazed units.
>
> If I have only the outer door replaced, I could dispense with the
> porch completely and have a larger hall. However, I am wondering if
> there is any use in having a porch at all.
>
> What do you think? Would you keep the porch? What use is it?
>


Depends where you live.  Ideal for taking wet boots off and not getting mud 
indoors if you live up a lane in the middle of the country.  Otherwise it 
makes a good cloakroom for wet coats.

rusty

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:16:47 +0100, Mr Fizzion <wankel@rotary.engine>
wrote:

| I have an internal porch which takes some of the space away from the
| hall. There is a door from the porch to the outside and a door into
| the hall. Both doors are single glazed and I am now planning to have
| either one or both of them replaced by double glazed units.
| 
| If I have only the outer door replaced, I could dispense with the
| porch completely and have a larger hall. However, I am wondering if
| there is any use in having a porch at all. 
| 
| What do you think? Would you keep the porch? What use is it?

Doors used to be draughty, so they had porches so they could have two
doors, to reduce draughts.
A single double glazed UPVC door is almost airtight, so the raison d'etre
has gone.

-- 
Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> 
"Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*.
"Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.

In article <dfk6uk$jsq$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, rusty@666.fsnet.co.uk 
says...

> 
> "Mr Fizzion" <wankel@rotary.engine> wrote in message 
> news:v45rh1pfi74pkkmq604f2khl0nrruquirh@4ax.com...
> >I have an internal porch which takes some of the space away from the
> > hall. There is a door from the porch to the outside and a door into
> > the hall. Both doors are single glazed and I am now planning to have
> > either one or both of them replaced by double glazed units.
> >
> > If I have only the outer door replaced, I could dispense with the
> > porch completely and have a larger hall. However, I am wondering if
> > there is any use in having a porch at all.
> >
> > What do you think? Would you keep the porch? What use is it?
> >
> 
> Depends where you live.  Ideal for taking wet boots off and not getting mud 
> indoors if you live up a lane in the middle of the country.  Otherwise it 
> makes a good cloakroom for wet coats.
> 

Also allows you to let callers out of the rain without letting them into 
the house.

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:04:04 +0100, Rob Morley 
wrote:


>Also allows you to let callers out of the rain without letting them into 
>the house.


...also a good place for the Postman to leave large parcels when you
are out..

Mr Fizzion wrote:

> Would you keep the porch? What use is it?


Wellies.

Parcels that don't fit through the letterbox.

If you have a visitor you dont' feel as obligated to invite them into
the house if it's raining if you can stand talking to them in the porch.

You can take get home into the comparative warm and dry of the porch and 
take off wet/dirty clothing without tramping muck into the house.

You can close one door before opening the other, providing an air-lock 
reducing heat loss from the house.

You can have a cat-flap in the outer door so that puss can get into the 
warm and dry without letting all his/her little mates into the house.

Owain

"Owain"  wrote in message 
news:1126015636.26370.1@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net...

> Mr Fizzion wrote:
>> Would you keep the porch? What use is it?
>
> Wellies.

Skeps.
>
>
> You can close one door before opening the other, providing an air-lock 
> reducing heat loss from the house.


That's the best use. Stops draughts too.

>
> You can have a cat-flap in the outer door so that puss can get into the 
> warm and dry without letting all his/her little mates into the house.


Excellent idea! Not that we have a cat...

Mary

>
> Owain
>
> 

Mary Fisher wrote:

>>Wellies.
> Skeps.


Granted, I'm sure :-)


>>You can have a cat-flap in the outer door so that puss can get into the 
>>warm and dry without letting all his/her little mates into the house.
> Excellent idea! Not that we have a cat...


I daresay the idea can be adapted to chickens. Or even Spouses :-)

Owain

"Owain"  wrote in message 
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> Mary Fisher wrote:
>>>Wellies.
>> Skeps.
>
> Granted, I'm sure :-)
>
>>>You can have a cat-flap in the outer door so that puss can get into the 
>>>warm and dry without letting all his/her little mates into the house.
>> Excellent idea! Not that we have a cat...
>
> I daresay the idea can be adapted to chickens. Or even Spouses :-)


The hens don't come to the front of the house (where the porch is) and I 
don't want to keep Spouse out :-)

Mary

>
> Owain
>