is my front door saleable

happyhero · 19 September 2013 at 7:04PM

Hi I live in 1933 house with it's original oak door and we are about to have a new door fitted. When they fit the new door they will just take away our old door but we were wondering is the old door something we could sell, i.e. are they an item that will sell easily or do people just let them be junked.

If they are saleable what sort of prices could you achieve on an old oak door.

Just seems a shame to chuck oak when it is such an expensive wood.

I believe it is old English oak and so will go dark if you even touch it with a coat it of anything as opposed to the modern preferred light American oak used on modern furniture.

Any info/advice appreciated.

nickj_2 · 19 September 2013 at 7:08PM

could be worth a bit , some on ebay for £36- 300 . i wouldn't just let them take it away

theGrinch · 19 September 2013 at 8:43PM

its yours. you can keep it and sell on ebay. there is a ready second hand market for period items of note.

-taff · 20 September 2013 at 4:33AM

keep it, sell it.

fatpiggy · 20 September 2013 at 1:22PM

Keep it and put on Ebay or cards in local shops etc. I bought a lovely small panel glazed 1930s door locally via Ebay for £30, complete with locks and keys. I'm chuffed to bits with it as others I had my eye on Ebay (coloured leaded glass insert) went for over £100 and were further away for collection. A new PVC door would have put me back several hundred pounds.