Smaller than normal bathroom doors - HELP!!!!

[Dee Dee]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Love your picture!

 

[MarkRichmond]

This is no help Mike but I measured a small door (one of 2) that leads to our kitchen and it is 23 inches. I then measured my shoulder width and I measure 21 inches. Not much room to spare. :?

 

[Oregon Doug]

Mike - in my county, code requires all bedroom doors to be 2'6" and all exterior doors to be 3'0" for emergency exit with room for a litter. It dosn't specify bathroom doors but typically they are 2'6" also. I've seen narrow and odd size doors on older homes, but there is no evidence to suggest any value influence.

I busted all my legs a couple of years back and spent most of a year in a wheelchair - 2'0" bathroom doors would have been really tough! I had a hard enough time negotiating the regular sized doors and still have wheel marks on some of the door jambs and along the hall wall (drink'n & drive'n at the same time).

Oregon Doug

 

[Will Granger]

I saw a 2 ft. bathroom door in a real expensive house. The builder did his own design work and everything. I told him to get a bagel franchise.
This fatty fatty 2 by 4 has a 2 ft. door to his own bathroom, which will be torn out and replaced at a later date with a 2 by 6. :lol:

 

[xmrdfghap]

If current code does not require any different sized door, then I would not mention it. If the code does, then I would note it and adjust. Door widths are arbitrary (except where required by code) and are like a well planned house as opposed to a poorly planned house.

I will be building another home this spring for my wife and I (our family is downsizing) and I expect it to be my last home so I will put in nothing BUT 3-0 doors. There will be nothing in the home that will obstruct a wheelchair or a walker.....no, we are not that old yet....but, hopefully, we will be some day.....and I would hate to have to move simply because I can't get into the toilet.

 

[jtrotta]

Oregon Doug; said "Ibusted all my legs a couple of years back" :lol: :lol:

Now I know your overworked & underpaid, but how many "Legs" do your realy have :?: (Q) Do the extra legs help when your running a 14 hour day or is it easier to drive a standard shift auto :?: :lol: :lol:

Doug, man you got me on that one 8O

 

[Pat Butler]

I agree that 2' is rather narrow. A 2-6 door is more common. It does seem like such a minor issue that I certainly wouldn't adjustment for it. The only time I could see that it could be a more significant problem is if there wasn't any additional room on either side of the door to possibly enlarge the openings if desired. I just put all new doors in my house and could have enlarged any of the openings with another $20 in studs and drywall. The cost to cure (if you think it's a problem) would be neglible anyway.

 

[Damon Pedersen]

Oregon Doug busted "all his legs" a couple years ago...I knew people were different out there.

LOL

Friday humor.

Damon

 

[Damon Pedersen]

OOPS..stupid me

I should read all the responses before I comment.

jTrotta is also an alert reader.

Anyway..all my legs is hilarious..

I guess I will just keep my mouths shut now.

Damon