So, which should you do? You should always close your door when you go to bed. A closed bedroom door can slow the spread of flames, decrease temperatures, reduce smoke inhalation, and improve oxygen levels in the room.

By closing doors before you go to bed, you and your family have additional time to evacuate safely via internal escape routes. Even domestic doors offer some protection to the occupants and will slow down the fire spread to the means of escape.

A closed bedroom door buys residents valuable time by helping keep out toxic fumes that cause poisoning and suffocation, the lead causes of death during a house fire. If you don’t close the door, you could wake up to smoke-filled room where the only way to avoid smoke inhalation is to lie flat on the floor.

Research from UL’s Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FRSI) shows that closing your bedroom door helps prevent a fire from spreading, lessens smoke damage and could even save lives. Just like having the right homeowners insurance, a little preparation can go a long way to help you rest easy.

In general, it’s best to keep your interior doors open as often as possible in order to allow air to flow freely from room to room. This will avoid pressure problems in your home and will make it easier for your air conditioner to cool your home evenly and with less energy.

“In North America (especially in the USA), it is quite common to leave bathroom and/or toilet doors ajar when the room is not in use. It tells one at a glance whether the bathroom is occupied. In many European homes, however, the tradition is to keep bathroom doors securely closed at all times.

The shower curtain should be left closed after the shower. An open shower curtain folds in on itself, and water cannot dry when trapped in between the plastic. This causes mold to grow.

Pocket doors are making a comeback and their defining characteristics makes them an ideal choice for bathrooms. Because they don’t swing open but rather slide into the wall when opened, pocket doors allow you to save floor space in the bathroom, making more room for other functional features.

It is exceedingly important to close the bathroom door anytime you would not be adequately clothed. Otherwise someone could break into the house and see you unclothed. The unimaginable horror of such an occurrence is such that even the slightest and most remote risk is unacceptable.

1. Taupe. Taupe is a perfect choice for those who want to go with a neutral, but still give the space some warmth.
2. Soft Gray. A soft, light gray is a great way to keep things neutral while adding some edge.
3. Bright White.
4. Charcoal.
5. Light Blue.
6. Light Green.
7. Creamy White.
8. Pistachio.

• Barn Doors. Barn doors are rapidly becoming the most popular alternative doors that people put in their homes.
• Pocket Doors. Pocket doors have proven to be popular alternatives to more traditional doors.
• Curtains.
• Hidden Doors.
• Shoji Doors.
• Bead Doors.

Standard Bathroom Door Size A bathroom door needs to adhere to the same standard size considerations as any other interior door. It should be at least 80 inches high, and 24-36” wide. The thickness and design of the door should match it’s door frame.

Residential bathrooms often have smaller doors for two reasons. They don’t need to be the typical 30″ of most residential doors as there isn’t the need to move furniture in and out. Of course for a large en-suite master bathroom, you might have a sitting chair, but that’s usually the exception.

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. Just add 2″ to the width of the actual door size. You should add 2-1/2″ to the height of the actual door. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub-floor.

Measurements For Rough Opening

How to Replace a 32-Inch Interior Door With a 36-Inch Door

1. Remove the trim surrounding the door, both inside the room and out.
2. Eliminate the current door.
3. Tear away the wall covering on either side of the wall.
4. Cut through the exposed studs and remove from the new doorway.