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How to fix a trap door in a basement floor.
By replacing a stairway with a trap door you can maintain access to the area but gain more useful space in your home.
I have a trap door which is part of a deck to crawl space it measures 53w x 46 deep and weighs probably 80 100 lbs.
I m dealing with a trap door in an interior wood floor with a steep stairway ship s ladder almost descending to a basement which has washer and dryer in this very tiny house about 550 sq ft so no great alternative elsewhere in this place so this trap door will get used a couple of times a week so naturally i want to make it easy to use.
It is 8 ft.
If you live in a small house you can increase your floor space by removing a stairway that goes to a seldom used area such as a crawl space or a basement.
I have a very heavy trap door in my hallway floor which goes to the basement.
Thanks for yer input i wasn t specific enough.
This old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner install a new pair of basement bulkhead doors.
See below for a shopping list and tools subsc.
I need to be able to lift it and it will be cut it in half inserting flush to deck handles on both doors under the center of the doors a 2 4 or 2 6.