looking for a letter box flap

Mailman

The little scallywags in my neighbourhood thought it would be a lark to throw a firecracker in the letter box flap of my front door.
The letter box flap is now broken with both internal and external flaps blown clean off and the flap is beyond repair.

Having visited three DIY stores I'm finding it difficult to replace the broken letter box flap.
Anyone know anywhere on the west side of the city from Tallaght up to Blanch where I might source a replacement letter box flap. The flap is roughly 12 inches wide. All the ones I saw in the DIY stores were much narrower.

4 weeks to go until Halloween! Skangers with bangers; a deadly combination.

FranknFurter

If they dont have one in B&Q liffey valley its likely you will have to source one online.

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Lex Luthor

let me know how you get on....same happened to me but they only broke the external one, so I sawpped it with the internal one and had to get a thinner one for the inside, but still looks crap but at least its on the inside

muffler

You could try some of the joinery firms who supply and fit doors and windows. Most likely you will get one there. A quick glance through the yellow pages and then a call or two should sort it

Mailman

Still no luck finding a letter box. Bought one that doesn't suit unless I take a jigsaw to the door which I'm not willing to do yet. Will have to try and find the name of the joinery firm who made the door. Seems to be an extremely odd size 2"x12 1/2" in size.

Ah well, at least the skanger had his fun and really that's all that counts.

stiofanD

Did you try B&Q in Tallaght ? I picked up a replacement letterbox there last weekend for about 20 euro. Don't know the dimensions, but it did require me to do a little bit of cutting to get it to fit.

Mailman

B&Q in Liffey valley didn't have a similiar letter box. It's an oddball size.