A Non-traditional Door

[redfield79]

My husband recently built a bathroom and a fourth bedroom in our basement. The way the plumbing was set up made the room a bit wonky and we really needed the extra storage space. So he built a hole in the wall but because the stairs upstairs hang low, it's not a normal sized door

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[cgoldfish]

What about an accordion door? I'd personally end up going the curtain route myself, but I'm into the easy route.

[redfield79]

I did think of an accordion door but that would still take up space on the side it collapsed into. Right!! The heavy curtain seems so much easier!

[cgoldfish]

If dressing rooms can have fancy curtains, so can bathrooms!

[m0rbidm00n]

Yeah, agreed, was going to recommend some kind of pocket or accordion door. Depending on how that wall to the left is setup (hard to tell from the pics) you could install a pocket door that is on a track and just recesses into the wall, or an accordion door.

[redfield79]

Pocket door sounds like a great idea! Wish I had thought of that before building because there is no room now. :( The accordion door will take up a lot of space when it's open. :/ Thank you for the suggestions!

[ravengirl]

I think a pocket door is the way to go, as mentioned above, but I don't know nuthin' 'bout construction, so I'm not sure it's feasible at this point.

[redfield79]

Haha no feasible! I didn' teven think of that until ya'll mentioned it! Would have been a perfect idea given the space! :/ Thank you though!

[hollyqueen]

How about a barn door like this one? http://cdn.goodshomedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rustic-sliding-door.jpg

[redfield79]

UGH! I loveeee that so much! I thought of that too but the space is too small for the track. :(

[wickedgirl]

Hrm. I see your conundrum. It's too late for a pocket door, nowhere for a barn door to slide, an accordion will bunch up in the doorway... how wide is the opening?

I assume this:

[redfield79]

The opening is erm...like the size of a pantry door. I need to go measure but I have toddler clawing at me atm.

That is framing for the wall behind the toilet. The space where the hose is lying...all of that will be filled with junk...holiday decorations, baby stuff she's outgrown but we're saving for kid #2 etc. Storage. :) We thought about a standard door swinging out but the height is too short and it's just weird with the lack of space on the left side. The biggest issue being we'd have to cut it a lot...and most doors come with weird paneling.

That door just goes to storage, the bathroom doorway has a standard door on it and that's where I'm standing when I took the picture. :) Just to give you an idea of the space...

[wickedgirl]

Oh! I see now. Derp, my perception was off, I thought the opening in question was the entry to the bathroom XD I'd definitely go with a curtain or, maybe, a small/lightweight folding screen, possibly hinged to the framing on the toilet side for stability/maneuverability.

Well, with that thought, the bifold door(s) you have, if they could be mounted (to the toilet side) so that the whole assembly could swing out... I think they are called "full access bifold doors". A picture is worth all the words, no?

In this typical installation, the doors are sometimes on a track or a pivot type hinge, leaving the thickness of the door in the opening:

[redfield79]

ahhhh!!! That would be perfect!!! The second picture would be great! The only problem is that whatever door we get has to be solid because my husband has to cut off the top. I will look around to see if there are doors like that without the individual wood panels.