Doors and Windows - Hanging an interior door in a stairway?

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Ogre
02-19-05, 03:36 PM
I'm currently refinishing my basement as a Home Theater. In an effort to isolate excessive volume from the rest of the house, I want to put a door in on the lower landing of the stairway. Can anyone tell me if this is possible and if so where I might get information on how to do it?

Snoonyb
02-19-05, 08:42 PM
"Lower landing"....Would that be the basement floor?
Ogre
02-19-05, 08:54 PM
No, it's actually a carpeted landing 5 steps up from the basement floor.

XSleeper
02-19-05, 11:20 PM
Does your staircase make a u-turn at this landing (the landing would measure 3' x 6'?) Or does the staircase make a 90 degree turn at the landing, (and the landing is 3' x 3'?)
Ogre
02-20-05, 10:39 AM
Does your staircase make a u-turn at this landing (the landing would measure 3' x 6'?) Or does the staircase make a 90 degree turn at the landing, (and the landing is 3' x 3'?)

It's a 90 degree (3' x 3') landing. I've been looking at various options and it looks like a bifold door may be my best bet for clearence (that is, if it can be done at all).
txdiyguy
02-22-05, 08:42 PM
Code requirements are pretty strict in this situation. I don't understand them completely but you should check into it more. There are requirements for landings (with some exceptions for intermediate landings) and for which way the door swings (generally has to open toward the exit direction.
pgtek
02-23-05, 06:35 AM
Hi
the code requires a min 2 ft of landing from open door.

cheers

pg