Bedroom door way - Min width

[Arthur 51]

I was going to ask a direct question on this subject. But I took a shufty at B&Q web site and see that they have doors that are 610mm wide. B&Q stock code 0000003164488

If 2 x 10mm door jambs are deducted then it would appear that a door opening can be as narrow as 59cm or 23.25"

Is that correct?

Thanks.

Arthur

[Peter Andrews]

My bathroom doorway is 23" between the trim - all the other doorways are

29", ie 24" and 30" doors - house built late 30's.

Peter

[Roger Mills]

I'm not quite sure what you're setting out to achieve!

Do you want a doorway which:

• is as narrow as can possibly be achieved?

• is as narrow as is legally permitted (if, indeed there is a limit)?

• takes up as little wall space as possible?

As far as I know, 24" (about 610mm) is the narrowest standard room door you can buy. With such a door, the useable opening is *less* than you say because, when open, the edge of the hinge side of the door projects into the doorway by more than the thickness of the doorstop. I have a 24" door on a walk-in cupboard, and the useable opening is only about 22 1/2".

If this is for a bedroom, a narrow door could seriously limit your ability to get bedroom furniture (wardrobes, chests, etc.) in and out - even if you take the door off to maximise the opening.

[Andy Burns]

I would suggest somewhere waist/(pi - x) as a limiting factor where x ranges from 0 for the rotund to 1.14 for the rakish.

[Man at B&Q]

No, it can be even narrower if you buy a narrower door. Just because it's the smallest that B&Q sell, doesn't mean that it's a limiting factor.

It's quite easy to get 18" doors but they are usually used in pairs.

What exactly are you getting at?

MBQ

[Owain]

If there are buxom ladies in the house, it might be necessary to measure round the chest.

Or at least use that as an excuse...

Owain

[Arthur2]

Sorry. My question is misleading in terms of my objective. The door frame in question has a narrow width on the face where it would meet a skirting board. So I will be glueing and nailing 2 x 10mm battens to effectively reduce the doors width. Or I may just run the planer over the new skirting board until it matches the narrow part of the frame.

Thanks anyway.

Arthur

[Bob Mannix]

Making a doorway artificially narrow to suit a skirting board seems to display an extraordinary mental priority system! (If you don't mind me saying so!)

[Man at B&Q]

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OK, just be careful if you intend reducing the door to fit the narrowed width. You don't get much to play with in a lot of doors.

MBQ