Kitchen door or no kitchen door?

smithmiller6

What are the benefits of having a kitchen door... are there any? We have one but dont know whether or not to keep it.

Calling people who have a kitchen door and ones that dont to see the pros and cons?

wallbash

Used the door when the kids where small , just to keep them out .

Now if the kitchen smells are overpowering , its the fast extractor fan and the back door wide open,

Could well live without one.

aliasojo

I haven't had a kitchen door for months now and we all hate it and cant wait to get one put back in. We had work done on the house and a new kitchen put in and were advised to leave the doors off until everything was finished so they wouldn't get damaged.

We get cooking smells going throughout the house (we dont fry so it's not greasy smells) but even smells like burnt toast linger. Curry is a nightmare, it seems to float all over the place. The washing machine and tumble dryer can be heard all over the house and the place is slightly colder. If someone comes in the back door late at night, we can hear it from upstairs (which is not good when son is out and OH is up early for work :rolleyes:).

I didn't think it would put me up nor down not having a door....but in reality it's a pain and I cant wait to get one back.

Can you just unscrew the hinges from the door frame and put the door aside for a while as a practise run to see if it works for you or not. At least then you would still have the option of being able to bin it or put it back on.

cte1111

My vote is for the kitchen door. Mainly to keep the noise of the machines out of the rest of the house, and the cooking smells.

Doozergirl

We don't have one and I'm happy that way. I've never kept one shut when I've had one. We've knocked a wide opening through to the dining room so it feels more like one room. I don't get lonely now

It is a firebreak so you if you have one you should shut the door at night.

TottalyLost

Do not quote me on that but I think having the kitchen door is something to do with fire regulations?

Anyways, my kitchen door was annoying the hell out of me so took it off . Same with living room door. And I personally like it like that.:D

baby-mechanic

Our opening into the kitchen is narrow and semi-long, through a 2ft wall, so not easy to put a door in.

We had a fireman friend around, who suggested we look at getting a door fitted, to minimise fire risks.

Becles

Our kitchen doorway goes into a long hall way. The kitchen door was always left open, meaning I had to move it every time I wanted to be in the larder cupboard behind it.

Took it off for a while and didn't miss it at all, so I got a plasterer to remove the door frame and make the gap into an archway. It looks much better IMO and we still haven't missed the door!

The other door goes into the utility room, but I've left that one on to block noise from the washing machine.

wheeze22

We have an L-shaped kitchen dining/family lounge at the back and a double door from the dining/lounge end to the other lounge at the front of the house then another single door the kitchen end to the same lounge at the front of the house. Hard to describe but because of this we wouldn't be without a door or we'd not be able to close the lounge off from kitchen. Stairs are off the lounge at the front so any smells would head straight upstairs. We recently knocked the kitchen through to the dining area (to create the l shape) and removed the door which works great for the family living space. We left the door off to the utility though but this could be reinstated as the washing machine is in there. So far the noise hasn;t been an issue as we can close door to lounge when tv watching; its also a super quiet machine.

Can you take it off and live with it for a while to see how it 'feels' before making it a permanent removal.

Wheeze

tanith

I have a kitchen door and wouldn't take it out ... it keeps the cooking smells in the kitchen especially with the back door open and also keeps the noise level from the dishwasher and washing machine at an ecceptable level if you are watching tv or talking in the living room.. I don't want to hear all that if I have a visitor or want some quiet time

cattie

I think if you have a small kitchen then it's preferable to have no door as it gives a much more open & spacious feel.

The house I live in now has an arch leading directly from the kitchen to the dining room, which for me is perfect. Nothing worse than feeling cut off in the kitchen when family & friends are in another room.