Dummy or Passage for Coat and Linen Closets
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Comments (7)FWIW, with bifold doors you are not limited to those ugly cheap things from the home center. Masonite makes some beautiful bifold doors (this one might match your other doors; go here, click "application" and then "bifold" to see all the doors that come in a bifold option) and can be ordered through Home Depot or lumberyards. The typical passage door is something like 32", so if you used a 32" bifold to match you'd only be looking at 8" on each side (48-32=16, 16/2=8) to reach into which is no big whoop at all. If you had to go down to a 30" the sides would become 9" deep. Again, no biggie. Also, you aren't trapped into those blasted tracks people usually put bifold doors on. In my previous house a swinging door into the master bathroom would have eaten a ridiculous amount of space (note, we had FIVE doors in that 12x13 bedroom: entry, bathroom, linen closet, and two small reach-in closets), so we hung a bifold door on regular door hinges so it took up very little room and looked so much nicer. Also, since it swung completely out of the way, we gained about 2" in the usable doorway width because with that track setup you need to allow room for the door itself to stack. Here's a picture - wish I had a better one but we moved out last September: (We were going to replace the painted doors with oak ones to match the trim and bathroom door but ended up selling the house before we came up with the money to do so.)...See MoreNeed design help on laundry/office addition
Comments (26)#5 Are there two windows together above the Weedy chest? Is the item facing washer and dryer, the linen closet? Is that going to be built into the wall or a free standing piece of furniture? #6 Three windows on the south wall? What is that new piece in front of the first window on that south wall? I think this layout creates a tight space at the corner of the PR and linen closet. #8 The freezer blocks access to any storage on the base of that desk area. To me, #5 seems to make the best use of the space and it looks in proportion. I might switch the sink to the place in front of the window rather than the toilet. I like the way the freezer and washer and dryer are together. You took care of the southern light causing problems with your computer screen by taking out the window. I’m assuming that’s a double window over the Weedy chest. You can actually look across the room and out the window while seated at the desk if you want to. You would also have direct view of the kitchen from a chair in front of the desk. I’m wondering about what kind of desk it is. If the chair can only be positioned in the middle of that space allotted for the desk, it will be uncomfortable up against the freezer. If you can put the chair at the end of the desk closest to the door, it should work fine. Again, using the space below the desk in the corner, might be a problem, but maybe that isn’t an issue for you. Plenty of room on top of washer dryer and freezer to fold clothes. Plenty of room to open the doors of the linen closet and stand to put things away. Not sure how much vegetable gardening is going to be an activity for you. You do have a small garden right now, but if you plan to increase the size of it, then I would consider how much room you need to start seedlings. You could add another window over the desk on the south side and use a blackout window shade when you are at the computer and that way if you needed more space for seedlings, you’d have it. I’d find it interesting to know which option you like the best and why. I guess at this point, I’d refine each option until I thought I couldn’t improve the layout at all, then sit with them awhile then try to narrow down the choices. It really is all about what makes you the happiest and which plan has no hidden pitfalls that would surprise you after it is built. That is what 'custom' is all about. I might also think about running it by a professional before I made a final decision. Maybe someone at one of the box stores might offer to take a look at your two final choices and make comments?...See MoreLiving upstairs during the reno: how to minimize the dust?
Comments (32)The demo has started and I'm so relieved to report that we've been able to keep pretty much all of the dust out of our upstairs living area! Due to time and budget, we weren't able to put in place all of the controls I'd originally planned but here is what's working: Tape plastic sheeting over all doorways to/from construction area. The sheets of poly have been, by far, the most effective dust control we've put in place. VERY impressed with how simple and effective the poly sheeting has been! We used heavier poly for the areas that would see more traffic (e.g. over doorways, our fridge) and the light stuff for items that won't be touched (e.g. window coverings, furniture). Use zippers for doorways we still need access to. We also put one zipper wall at the bottom of the stairs and another at the top of the stairs. With that double layer I didn't have to cover up each bedroom door upstairs nor cover/pack up all our items upstairs... thank goodness!! Direct a fan outside to create a vacuum to pull dust out. This helps A LOT during very dusty work like demolishing our floor tile. I just used an old stand up fan that I no longer needed. Sweep and vacuum with a shop vac as often as possible. Pack up as many items as possible and cover/tape up anything that has to remain. So far our poly sheeting has held up very well. Even strong gusts haven't ripped them off the walls. It was very time consuming to put up but SOO worth it. We first applied painters tape to the walls/ceilings. Then we stuck the poly to the painters tape using contractor's "technical tape". Here in Canada the brand we use is Tuck Tape. I believe in the US Tyvek tape is equivalent? I hope this helps others also having to live in their reno....See MoreDummy Knob or Latch Knob?
Comments (4)It they are regular single doors on a hinge and you switch to dummy knobs, you will find that they don’t stay closed as the seasons change and the doors swell and dry out. They’ll have an annoying tendency to pop open a few inches. What about using the knobs as hangers for towels, purses, etc?...See Moreworthy
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