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  • Feb 1, 2011, 12:49 PM
    pastor1189
    Interior bathroom door
    24" bathroom door is too small for a wheelchair.
    and the jambs are also bad. To put a new 30" prehung
    Interior door, we would have to take part of the wall out.
    The toilet roller on the other side would have to be relocated.
    The toilet itself is about 12" away from the wall. I wonder
    how much of the wall I would have to remove 6" or more. I do not
    Know the overall measurement of the 30" door with the jambs attached.
  • Feb 1, 2011, 01:11 PM
    hkstroud

    A 30 inch door is 30 inches. That is to say that the 30" is the width of the door itself. A 30" door will require at least a 31 3/4" opening in the wall. Common practice to make a 32" opening. Don't think a wheelchair will make it through a 30" door, but check. Need a 36" door.
  • Feb 1, 2011, 01:36 PM
    ballengerb1

    Yep, 36 for handicapped doors. Maybe this is worth reading http://www.johnsonhardware.com/image...ndicap_acc.pdf
  • Feb 1, 2011, 05:44 PM
    ma0641
    If the door is framed for a 24, you would need to remove 6" of wall. You need a rough opening of 32" wide which is the door and the jambs plus some wiggle room. The top should be the same. If you buy a prehung door, it will tell you the RO on the frame.
  • Feb 2, 2011, 07:11 AM
    pastor1189
    Comment on ma0641's post
    Wonderful advice
  • Feb 2, 2011, 07:11 AM
    pastor1189
    Comment on ballengerb1's post
    Great information
  • Feb 2, 2011, 07:12 AM
    pastor1189
    Comment on hkstroud's post
    Such great help god bless

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