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Thinking of taking off the kitchen door - is there any downside, or alternatives?

The house I moved into last year - I don't rent it - has a kitchen door, which when it's open gets in the way of the extension/patio door. I'm thinking of taking off the door, but are there any downsides? Rehanging it to the left would only be slightly better.
I've heard having no door means smells come through more easily, but I'm not all that fussed about that. Would putting up a bead curtain or something reduce the smells to any degree? I don't want it to look too 70s. 
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  • NSG666
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    Building regs won't be checking but depending what the current door is and what is on the other side, e.g. open hallway, staircase and landing, it could lead to an increased fire risk?
    Sorry I can't think of anything profound, clever or witty to write here.
  • victor2
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    Open plan is all the fashion now. We removed all our downstairs doors years ago. No problem with cooking smells through the house, what little there is can be quite pleasant if the cook is half decent!
    We do have a good extractor above the stove though.

    Might cost you a bit more in heating if you can't close off some rooms, but if the house is well insulated, that might not be such a problem.

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  • NSG666 said:
    Building regs won't be checking but depending what the current door is and what is on the other side, e.g. open hallway, staircase and landing, it could lead to an increased fire risk?
    The current door is solid wood, with fifteen panes of glass in it. It leads out into the lounge, which also has a door I can shut. My oven is electric, with an induction hob so there's no naked flames though the gas meter is in there. Yep, I've also got an extractor fan for the stove. 
  • Put in a bifold or cocertina door.
  • The house I moved into last year - I don't rent it - has a kitchen door, which when it's open gets in the way of the extension/patio door. I'm thinking of taking off the door, but are there any downsides? Rehanging it to the left would only be slightly better.
    I've heard having no door means smells come through more easily, but I'm not all that fussed about that. Would putting up a bead curtain or something reduce the smells to any degree? I don't want it to look too 70s. 
    I hate kitchen smells so it would drive me half demented.
    No man is worth crawling on this earth.

    So much to read, so little time.
  • grumbler
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    Put in a bifold or cocertina door.
    Sorry, but 🤢
    My kitchen door is bifold. Better then nothing, especially when my washing machine spins when we sleep.

  • Put in a bifold or cocertina door.
    Not a fan of bifold, but concertina hadn't occured to me - thanks for the heads up. 
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