alternative to glass

welshasiancheapskate

Hi all,
I'm trying to replace a door glass part where the glass has been removed so that noise can travel as I can't hear any calls etc from other parts of the house.
I was thinking of something like radiator covers where it would had cuts so that I can hear others and at the same time see who is entering via the dining room.
I was wondering if anyone had any alternative ideas as the radiator cover sheets that I looked at today in Homebase seemed very dear and wouldn't be wide enough to fit in the existing glass frame of the door.
Sorry that I can't explain myself properly.

TIA

WACS:eek:

Gloomendoom

Why not just leave the door open?

shaven-monkey

thin polycarbonate, acrylic or perspex sheet from ebay or homebase / wickes / b+q may work.

custom louvre type arrangement using those materials to allow you to see through but also hear perhaps?

welshasiancheapskate

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Why not just leave the door open?

Sorry, I can't because the kitchen is almost vertical the front door of the house so when front door is left open especially in summer-the public can see whats cooking up.lol

welshasiancheapskate

shaven-monkey wrote: »

thin polycarbonate, acrylic or perspex sheet from ebay or homebase / wickes / b+q may work.

custom louvre type arrangement using those materials to allow you to see through but also hear perhaps?

Hi,
Are the polycarbonate/acrylic etc see through?
Also exactly what is custom louvre type arrangement and where can I get hold of this from.
Thank you.

WACS

shaven-monkey

polycarb / acrylic etc are see through. they can also be found coloured I think.

Louvre arrangement is hard to describe, so here's some pictures.
http://indiahometips.com/images/windows/louvre-windows.jpg
http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Safetyline-Jalousie_2461764/Safetyline-Jalousie-Product-Characteristics-34905

When I said custom, I meant DIY... someone with a router or someone skilled with a chisel would be able to carve channels for the glazing material to sit in diagonally, leaving small gaps for sound and air.

Another option would be to have wooden verticals in the frame for your glazed area then use slats of transparent glazing material mounted on alternating sides so they overlap a little vertically. Not sure if I'm being clear here, you'd end up with half the glazing slats on one side, half on the other with vertical gaps for air and sound but when viewed from the front door it would appear to be a full pane of glass with lines across it.
link to a picture of overlapped planks, which doesn't help at all... but if you picture some sort of strut between the planks then it may help illustrate.
http://www.nail-it.co.uk/images/pics/overlap.gif

welshasiancheapskate

Thanks for the diagrams/pics etc shaven monkey, Yes I ve realised you can get those wooden louvre-I've seen them on some cupboards.I think I may give that a try...
:-D

ormus

pegboard is very cheap and comes in large sheets too.

welshasiancheapskate

ormus wrote: »

pegboard is very cheap and comes in large sheets too.

hi, Silly question as usual.Where can i buy this pegboard from please.

thanks
WACS