Ideas to create 'vestibule' in new house purchase?

Barclayloan_query

prosaver wrote: »

why dont you just extend to the right also and make the front room bigger, might need planning permission tho

Unfortunately I can't really afford a full extension at the moment, I think the current space is doable (although not ideal) and any door/wall combo is going to be £thousands cheaper than an extension.

pinkteapot

We also have an indoor cat, so I know exactly where you're coming from re visitors, deliveries, etc.

It's hard to tell without dimensions, but will you really have space to treat the porch as an airlock? The doorbell rings, you go into the porch and close the door to the house behind you. Is there space for you to open the front door, get X people in, close the front door, then open the second door? Just concerned that it looks tight...

Your best bet is to get a couple of builders round to see what they suggest...

Barclayloan_query

pinkteapot wrote: »

We also have an indoor cat, so I know exactly where you're coming from re visitors, deliveries, etc.

It's hard to tell without dimensions, but will you really have space to treat the porch as an airlock? The doorbell rings, you go into the porch and close the door to the house behind you. Is there space for you to open the front door, get X people in, close the front door, then open the second door? Just concerned that it looks tight...

I think it should be, I have a DIY set-up in my current house and the overall space in the new house is definitely bigger. It's certainly not ideal space-wise, but if there's any big deliveries etc they can always come through the garage then in the rear patio door.

jackieblack

subscribing to the thread as I have a similar problem (although for some reason I can't see your floor plane - just a black square with a white x in it)

getmore4less

Going along the martinsurrey lines.

I think you need to analyise the needs/wants a bit

in no particular order they might be

The more light the better
can fold back against the walls
easy to open close
what about frames and or rails(if slider).

I am thinking along the lines of frameless folding glass doors or even fold back glass sliding.

eg https://www.fgc.co.uk/internal-bifolding-glass-doors/

I don't think you have the option of pocket doors from your diagram.

there are glass slider that hang from rails with glass side panels you would get the light but not full width.
http://www.glasspartitionsmanchester.co.uk/glass-sliding-doors.php

Japanese style folding paper partitions may work but a decent cat will get through them.

oystercatcher

Someone I know has a tall wrought iron gate in their hallway to prevent multiple dogs from escaping.

I'm not sure if two gates or some sort of bifold arrangement would be possible and could fold back against the wall when not needed.

prosaver

my neighbours left the origianl front door in and on the vestibule the door is
on the side.
seem ok
like this , but your is going to be bigger


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/26/fb/11/26fb11cc18120dc6b4b7a3004c88efee.jpg

if i had the money i would get this one

getmore4less

In simple terms 4 sheets of glass on hinges should do the job.

90deg wall to glass with a 180deg glass to glass.

as well as standard hinges for both the above this place even does self closers so you could probably have the default as set against the wall when not in use.
http://www.wholesaleglasscompany.co.uk/acatalog/GlassHingesPDS.pdf

getmore4less

I think the issue for the OP with the add on porch is that the front door is already a stick out porch design on the house, it may not look right.

Barclayloan_query

Thanks again for all the ideas

getmore4less - I'm wondering whether there'd be any planning/building regulations to consider on glass doors... considering the doors would essentially be at the bottom of the stairs.

prosaver - looking at your neighbours porch, it's more practical in terms of space to get in and out as the door is on the end. I'm wondering about a standard stud wall/internal doo,r as originally thought of, but then moving the external door to the side of my current sticky out bit, as per your neighbours porch. Edit: not sure on costs of moving the door though, may make it a bit OTT cost-wise if the other alternative is just putting up with a less practical entrance!