# How Do I Get One of These Doors? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362 "2009-03-30T22:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/1 "2009-03-30T22:05:18Z")
That woman’s clothing chain , Talbots, has these really nice red doors (store entrance). With them closing stores, there ought to be a ton of these around-how woud I get one? I checked EBAY-nothing! Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/2 "2009-03-30T22:39:17Z")
Ralph why would you think they would take the entrance doors off the buildings? Is it so the weather, animals and people can get in to trash the place easier? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/3 "2009-03-30T22:48:58Z")
Hmm… [Them’s some big red doors.](http://bp2.blogger.com/_Oxt12I-YRsw/R2BYvMn0i5I/AAAAAAAAFkQ/l28yoITmV0s/s1600-h/Talbot%27sDoor.jpg) I doubt you’d ever find them sold anywhere. They appear to unique to Talbots, and are likely custom-made for the store. However, it’s nothing that a local millwork shop can’t replicate. I have no idea what they’d charge - I’d guess at $600-1000 each, and that’s probably with plain flat glass and unpainted. Add another $150-200 for hardware - hinges, latch and lock, and the kickplate. You say that they’re closing stores. It’s perhaps a bit macabre, but you could try contacting one that’s still open, or in the process of being closed and enquire as to what they’re going to do with the doors. You’d really need to catch them at the right moment of demolition - an empty commercial building without doors is a nuisance for someone to defend. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/4 "2009-03-30T23:02:30Z")
If they’ve spent all that money designing unique doors for their entrance, they’ve probably trademarked them too so noone else can use the same design. Every design feature of a large chain tends to be protected in some way to prevent plagiarizing. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/5 "2009-03-30T23:04:27Z")
It’s normal when a store closes that the ‘fixtures’ (shelves, lights, counters, cash registers, display cases and everything else that can be removed) are sold, either at an auction, to someone who re-sells such stuff, or piece-by-piece in the now-closed store. I obtained some top-quality retail shelving for my basement from a local drugstore that moved. Expect this to happen within a few weeks of the closing. But, as HD notes, there are some good reasons why the exterior doors would not be included, unless the building is slated for demolition. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/6 "2009-03-30T23:39:34Z")
Have you emailed Talbots? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/7 "2009-03-30T23:44:58Z")
The Talbot’s at the local mall has those red doors; they open to the interior of the mall. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/8 "2009-03-31T06:20:59Z")
Any decent joinery shop should be able to knock them up. Or point you to someone who will. Ironically I work for a company making windows and doors but only to a set pattern, we would subcontract those. In a previous employment we had a dozen similar to that made for the new management suite. Not cheap though. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/9 "2009-03-31T12:34:11Z")
Does this mean you’ve got a lot of women’s clothing you’re intending to sell? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/10 "2009-03-31T13:03:14Z")
Go down to you friendly local big box home improvement store and look at the catalog of doors. You will find that design available, although you might have to paint it yourself. Those really aren’t anything special, just a glass door. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/11 "2009-03-31T15:11:44Z")
Also, if your existing opening doesn’t match the size of the Talbots’ doors, you’d have to spend some money modifying it. As suggested, aside from color, the door is a standard design. You should be able to order one like it in the appropriate size. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/12 "2009-03-31T15:57:01Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Go down to you friendly local big box home improvement store and look at the catalog of doors. You will find that design available, although you might have to paint it yourself. > Those really aren’t anything special, just a glass door. Probably not in that size, though. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/13 "2009-04-01T20:18:51Z")
If you want a Talbot’s door, and nothing else will do, you will need to contact 1. Talbot’s, and/or 2. The mall owner wherein the Talbot’s resides. if Talbot isn’t going to take the doors or sell them, the mall owner will keep them until the space in the mall rents again. If the new renters plan to remodel, and the doors are slated for removal, there is your chance. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/14 "2009-04-01T21:29:33Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Hmm… [Them’s some big red doors.](http://bp2.blogger.com/_Oxt12I-YRsw/R2BYvMn0i5I/AAAAAAAAFkQ/l28yoITmV0s/s1600-h/Talbot%27sDoor.jpg) > > I doubt you’d ever find them sold anywhere. They appear to unique to Talbots, and are likely custom-made for the store. However, it’s nothing that a local millwork shop can’t replicate. I have no idea what they’d charge - I’d guess at $600-1000 each, and that’s probably with plain flat glass and unpainted. Add another $150-200 for hardware - hinges, latch and lock, and the kickplate. > > You say that they’re closing stores. It’s perhaps a bit macabre, but you could try contacting one that’s still open, or in the process of being closed and enquire as to what they’re going to do with the doors. You’d really need to catch them at the right moment of demolition - an empty commercial building without doors is a nuisance for someone to defend. I noticed the hinges are on the outside. Whistles while looking up… ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/15 "2009-04-01T22:09:29Z")
Perfect Post / User name combo. > [@](#): > > Magiver Quote: > > I noticed the hinges are on the outside. > > Whistles while looking up… Well I thought so until preview where I realized it was Magiver not McGyver :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/16 "2009-04-02T05:23:18Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Probably not in that size, though. Probably in any size you want. When I put a new door on the front of Casa de Rick, I had tons and tons of choices. 32", 36", 32 with side lights, 36 iwth side lights, 64 doubles, or a 72" double. and that is just for the ones that would fit my existing opening. Had I wanted to go crazy, I could have had a door made to any size. Trust me, they are available. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/17 "2009-04-02T05:31:26Z")
Those just look like fairly standard 6-panel doors. What am I missing here? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![runcible\_spoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-one-of-these-doors/491362/18 "2009-04-02T06:21:46Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > Those just look like fairly standard 6-panel doors. What am I missing here? 😕 Well, based on where the handles are and the size of the windows around them, I’d guess they’re extra-big. The proportions aren’t too off, so it’s subtle.