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how to build a basement door doityourself Basements Basement RemodelingMany homeowners build a new room in the basement in order to get a little extra living space for a home office gym or extra bedroom One of the tricky parts is framing in the basement door Follow these steps to correctly frame your basement door how to build a basement door to build your own cellar doorsBoth doors must be the same height and width with a 1 4 to 1 2 inch gap between them Allow room for hinges on the side but extend the top and bottom of each door to cover the frame of the opening For this example the doors will each be built at an arbitrary width of 24 inches and a height of 72 inches

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basement bulkhead doorAfter the door is built you can install it with a prefabricated base Alternatively frame out the top of the bulkhead with lumber fasten the lumber frame with concrete screws or bolts and install the door hinges on the frame how to build a basement door ifinishedmybasement framing basement framing doorsSo make sure you have your big stuff out of the area before you put in those final boards Framing the Door Opening Once you ve decided where along your wall your door will be the rest is fairly easy You want to add 2 inches to the total width of the door So if your door is 32 inches then you want to framing width to be 34 inches toh replacing bulkhead doorsI replaced everything with some custom made steel doors a few years ago and they re holding up pretty well If you want to build new doors out of wood you ll have the best results using tongue and groove cypress cedar or mahogany held together with stainless steel fasteners and hardware