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ChadTower:

Yeah, another basement thread.  :)

I'm replacing my furnace friday, basement windows soon after that, and in between putting in an exterior door.  Basement is concrete slab and exit is up some stairs through a bulkhead.  Right now there is a wood door there that the previous owner made out of what looks like tongue and groove planks.  Decent but not made as a heat barrier.

Normally this isn't a question but since those of us who can use our basements as gamerooms I thought I'd see what others have here.  If I put in a standard exterior door and frame it narrows the opening such that it will be a lot harder to get games in and out.  Has anyone done anything other than a standard door for this reason? 

Chadwick:
A 3'-0" door isn't big enough?  How big are your machines?  Were you looking at a 2'-8" door?

ChadTower:

After doing some measurements, turns out I was off.  The current door is just under 35".  A standard door is probably the way to go if I have height clearance.  I wonder if you can cut at the bottom of a standard exterior door... panel appearance only has to be neat, doesn't have to look high quality, since no one will really see it from the outside.

kingflynn:
If the height is an issue, call a local lumber yard, not HD, and give them the rough opening dimensions.  They can get you a price on a door that will be cut down at the factory. 

CCM:
I would think you would want a 36" door to accommodate games, furniture, appliances etc...  Anything much smaller than 36" and you may run into problems down the road. 

Cutting the door down is no problem at all.  Since it is an exterior door it should be solid wood, get out your circular saw and measure and cut.

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