Make sure any wood that s in contact with stone mortar or concrete is treated with a preservative.
Wooden bulkhead door plans.
For this example the doors will each be built at an arbitrary width of 24 inches and a height of 72 inches.
The dimensions of the door are not critical and the construction is unsophisticated.
It must only be large enough to cover the bulkhead.
There are many prefabricated options for basement bulkhead doors but wood doors are durable and can last many years with good care.
Both doors must be the same height and width with a 1 4 to 1 2 inch gap between them.
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If you want to build new door out of wood you ll have the best results using tongue and groove cypress cedar or mahogany held together with stainless steel fasteners and hardware.
Contractor larry landers builds a trapdoor to enable access to the old bulkhead from outside.
Allow room for hinges on the side but extend the top and bottom of each door to cover the frame of the opening.
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Trouble is i couldn t figure out how to attach the wood framing and what it should look like.
After the door is built you can install it with a prefabricated base.
Sheet lead flashing and an ice and water barrier are used to waterproof the trapdoor.
I had a picture in the folder and went back to take a few more.
To give the door.
To support the doors i used a pair of custom door stays.
The good news is that when we travel around i take pictures and store them in an idea folder.
The most common problem i ve seen with wooden bulkhead doors is the hinges being torn off by the unsupported weight of the doors.
Last year i wrote a post about carriage hill farm where they have two sets of bulkhead doors.