ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) I am now at the stage of choosing door handles. As I am trying to achieve a minimalist (all doors will be flush matt white) look I was wondering why does everyone still use traditional door handles. What are people's thoughts on using flush push/pull with magnetic catches instead of normal door handles? BTW I would get a push plate with no writing on it Edited March 28, 2019 by ultramods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I like the concept of near handleless doors. You could fit some soft close power hinges. Not sure about the magnetic though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Dont do it. You will feel like you are living in the stationery cupboard of a large office. I have some of those exact pull handles on a couple of 2.4m high cupboard doors. There is no way I would want them on a door I was opening all the time. Edited March 28, 2019 by Alex C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Agree with @Alex C I have minimal circular fittings on pocket door - its a pain, I hate it. I have magnetic catches on my regular doors with what in appearance look like conventional handles but of course I don't have the little bit that goes in and out to close (what is it called!) My handles just have a slight touch down to release magnets and open, to close just push or pull no need to depress handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, ultramods said: I am now at the stage of choosing door handles. As I am trying to achieve a minimalist (all doors will be flush matt white) look I was wondering why does everyone still use traditional door handles. What are people's thoughts on using flush push/pull with magnetic catches instead of normal door handles? BTW I would get a push plate with no writing on it You need handles so your dog can open doors! All joking aside, a couple of observations from different handle arrangements, handle-less doors can end up quite dirty as people always seem to create a dirty zone around things like light switches etc. The other thing is if you are carying stuff, you can often get an elbow onto an handle push it down and nudge it open, possibly not with the grab handle type. They look smart for sure, probably better in an all adult or teens household. Edited March 28, 2019 by Carrerahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, Carrerahill said: You need handles so your dog can open doors! I taught my last dog to open door handles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ultramods said: I taught my last dog to open door handles It can be quite handy! Our dog will bring you things, if my wife is in the kitchen and I need matches for the stove for example, she can send him through with them. Or if I am upstairs and she wants to send me something she will give it to him and say take that to dad and he appears all happy with himself. Our border collie could open doors but only if you were not looking. Shut various doors in the house, come back and he would have opened them all en-route to the bed! If he wanted out the a room and you were there he would sit and look at it till you opened it for him. He was not daft. Edited March 28, 2019 by Carrerahill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Carrerahill said: It can be quite handy! Our dog will bring you things, if my wife is in the kitchen and I need matches for the stove for example, she can send him through with them. Or if I am upstairs and she wants to send me something she will give it to him and say take that to dad and he appears all happy with himself. Our border collie could open doors but only if you were not looking. Shut various doors in the house, come back and he would have opened them all en-route to the bed! If he wanted out the a room and you were there he would sit and look at it till you opened it for him. He was not daft. my door opening dog was also a border collie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, ultramods said: my door opening dog was also a border collie. Smart dogs eh! He, was a rescue dog from just outside Edinburgh, he was the kindest most loving animal and behaved so well. Dog's deserve longer lives. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I don't have flush handles on room doors, I have them on a couple of sliding wardrobe doors and they don't feel nice compared to a normal handle. However, for the minimalist look I do have magnetic catches and concealed door hinges. So I don't have any visible furniture other than a handle when a door is closed, I think it looks much better. It adds around £50 a door in cost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, AliG said: I don't have flush handles on room doors, I have them on a couple of sliding wardrobe doors and they don't feel nice compared to a normal handle. However, for the minimalist look I do have magnetic catches and concealed door hinges. So I don't have any visible furniture other than a handle when a door is closed, I think it looks much better. It adds around £50 a door in cost. I was looking at concealed hinges, however they were a lot more than £50 per door. Do you know which ones have been used on your doors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Boo going by the responses it looks like function wins over form. in that case I think it will be this handle in brushed steel, with magnetic catches and hopefully concealed hinges (if budget allows) Thank you for all the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 "SWMBO nearly ripped the bloody door handle off when she yanked it shut after me!" Becomes "SWMBO broke a nail in the piddly flush plate trying to yank the door shut after me"!" Doesn't really convey the heat of the moment does it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Onoff said: "SWMBO nearly ripped the bloody door handle off when she yanked it shut after me!" Becomes "SWMBO broke a nail in the piddly flush plate trying to yank the door shut after me"!" Doesn't really convey the heat of the moment does it? are you suggesting flush handles could improve her behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Thats part of the problem! I have broken more than one nail on the wretched thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ultramods said: are you suggesting flush handles could improve her behavior? God no! Think about it, she had the hump over whatever imagined slight that caused her to slam the door in the first place. Now she's broken a nail too that'll be your fault as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) I have these Eurospec Ceam hinges. You can get them for around £17 each ex VAT here, a little more if you need fire proof or heavier duty ones. These were by far the best value I could find. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/concealed_hinges/ These are the magnetic latches that I have. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/excel-hardware-precision-bolt-through-magnetic-tubular-latch-18364/ Edited March 28, 2019 by AliG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, AliG said: I have these Eurospec Ceam hinges. You can get them for around £17 each ex VAT here, a little more if you need fire proof or heavier duty ones. These were by far the best value I could find. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/concealed_hinges/ These are the magnetic latches that I have. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/excel-hardware-precision-bolt-through-magnetic-tubular-latch-18364/ Thanks those are a lot cheaper than I had found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, AliG said: I have these Eurospec Ceam hinges. You can get them for around £17 each ex VAT here, a little more if you need fire proof or heavier duty ones. These were by far the best value I could find. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/concealed_hinges/ These are the magnetic latches that I have. https://www.doorhandlecompany.co.uk/excel-hardware-precision-bolt-through-magnetic-tubular-latch-18364/ Those concealed hinges look incredible. Never knew they existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 11 hours ago, lizzie said: Agree with @Alex C I have minimal circular fittings on pocket door - its a pain, I hate it. I have magnetic catches on my regular doors with what in appearance look like conventional handles but of course I don't have the little bit that goes in and out to close (what is it called!) My handles just have a slight touch down to release magnets and open, to close just push or pull no need to depress handle. Latch keeper striker spring bit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 In a fire magnets loose their magnetism don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, Temp said: In a fire magnets loose their magnetism don't they? Yes, at the Curie point. For a typical neodymium magnet this will be around 300 to 400°C, so fairly high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 22 hours ago, Onoff said: Those concealed hinges look incredible. Never knew they existed. soss hinges https://www.soss.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Took some pictures I love that there are no hinges or latch plates visible when the door is closed 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks @AliG, I do like the look of the concealed hinges. The timber frame company are going to be providing all the internal doors pre-hung, I have asked them if they can use the same hinges as you have used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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