Doors and Windows - Options for a low ceiling door in basement?

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funkoptimus
11-19-05, 07:56 PM
We are putting a putting a couple bedrooms downstairs in our house. The outer walls and a few inner walls were rebuilt a couple years ago. I built a partition wall and doorway in one along with an egress window and exterior door(it is a walkout).

Now we are working on the second room. I got a egress window put in but I am trying to figure out what to do with the doorway. There is a alot of duct work overhead(it is finished in) and the ceiling is only 73-74 inches.

We need to put a doorway in and we have the ceiling causing a problem. I cant really move it further into the room. As the ceiling is dropped lower like this for about 3 feet than it does back to the basements higher level.
I was thinking of bringing the wall out enough just to have the jam clear the ducts. So the door will be close to even with the lower ceiling.

I just dont want the doorway eating a couple more inches of headroom.

How do I do this?

Make sense?