timber flap for front door?

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Does anyone know if you can still get those traditional hinged wooden flaps you used to see on the bottom of hall doors? They hang down over the front step when the door is closed and hinge up when you open the door.

We used to have one that had rollers built into the bottom to glide easily over the floor.

Or even what is the proper name for them so I can google them.

We've just got a new traditional timber front door and I think a flap would look better than one of those aluminium strips.

Thanks in advance

R
 
iggy said:
It`s called a weather board.
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You beat me to it!

Just get someone good to fit it as badly done is a waste of time.

When getting them painted fit it first then take it off then paint it totally then put it back on.
 
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The Draft excluder you refer to was commonly made joiners in the Victorian/Georgian period as an addition to the weather board and you would have to make one or get it made today as well,but does it look well.They are called draft sweeps.
 
On a side note - can anyone recommend someone who makes/maintains these in Dublin area?
 
The Georgian society in Dublin have a list of tradesmen familiar with this type of work at
 
I don't think they all date back that far.

We had on on the back kitchen door of our 1940's corpo built semi. It had 2 little brass rollers counter sunk into the bottom of it so it rolled over the floor easily.

I'm surprised it's such a big deal to get them now.

Shoulda kept the rollers and I could have made a new one myself!
 
If you bought small ball catches (The brass ones with the ball-bearings in them) they would act like little wheels so maybe you could make one.
Or you could ring the corporation and see have they got any laying around.(Long shot)
They have always been made by some one but in fewer quantity's .
 
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