Hi, basically i have a stairway going to my attic room, a step breaches where the door would go, meaning that the door would have to either be aligned taller than the rest, cut down or not present at all.
It is all stud work atm, so now is the time to change my mind if i am going to.
Here is an awesomely crap picture to explain:
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All doors and casings are getting replaced as a matter of course since i like bare wood anyhow.
options i figured:
1) If i just align the attic door to the other doors, cutting down the attic door i have 1815mm high to get through, just and so enough, i have to slant my head a little with shoes on.
2) I could make the other doors taller, the tallest i can find online is 2032mm, so changing all those and cutting down a door to suit for the attic would give me 1837mm from the top of the step. If i could find taller doors (or make the doors taller) then this is a good option, but with 2032mm doors i am only actually gaining 22mm over using standard doors, so seems like a waste, although should save the head slant with my shoes on.
3) carry on leaving an open archway, get a heavy sound proofing curtain if needed.
4) pay a stupid amount for a round top door, or try and make one with a matching case (would be pretty tricky to get a bare wood finish if i diy it)
5) use standard doors and try not to look at the odd heights in such close proximity
This may end up being the house i stay in for the next 10 years, it is also just as likely that i end up renting it out at some point instead, so i am happy to put any amount of work in, i just need an extra thinker to give me some options or input.
The only (realistic) thing i am not willing to do to solve this is move the stairs.
thanks for reading
It is all stud work atm, so now is the time to change my mind if i am going to.
Here is an awesomely crap picture to explain:
//www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php?album_id=13672
All doors and casings are getting replaced as a matter of course since i like bare wood anyhow.
options i figured:
1) If i just align the attic door to the other doors, cutting down the attic door i have 1815mm high to get through, just and so enough, i have to slant my head a little with shoes on.
2) I could make the other doors taller, the tallest i can find online is 2032mm, so changing all those and cutting down a door to suit for the attic would give me 1837mm from the top of the step. If i could find taller doors (or make the doors taller) then this is a good option, but with 2032mm doors i am only actually gaining 22mm over using standard doors, so seems like a waste, although should save the head slant with my shoes on.
3) carry on leaving an open archway, get a heavy sound proofing curtain if needed.
4) pay a stupid amount for a round top door, or try and make one with a matching case (would be pretty tricky to get a bare wood finish if i diy it)
5) use standard doors and try not to look at the odd heights in such close proximity
This may end up being the house i stay in for the next 10 years, it is also just as likely that i end up renting it out at some point instead, so i am happy to put any amount of work in, i just need an extra thinker to give me some options or input.
The only (realistic) thing i am not willing to do to solve this is move the stairs.
thanks for reading
