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Bulkhead door alternatives.
For these homes basement door replacement can often be more challenging than newer homes with an areaway surface that is flat or at grade level.
Alternatives to custom made stays include short lengths of chain and fold down.
To replace your existing bulkhead doors start by cutting through the hinges on the old bulkhead doors using a right angle grinder fitted with a cutoff wheel.
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Type br door from bilco is designed for type br door from bilco is designed for installation on sloped sidewalls of brick stone block or poured concrete which are generally found on older homes throughout the country.
Details find a local representative the bilco basement doors are available throughout the world and provide for the perfect bulkhead door solution for your home or business.
The most common problem i ve seen with wooden bulkhead doors is the hinges being torn off by the unsupported weight of the doors.
Remove both doors then use the grinder to grind off the screw heads from the brackets that secure the bulkhead to the foundation.
The clam door is the new alternative in bulkheads.
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The stays limit how far the doors can open and they can be locked in place.
Another possible alternative to bilco doors.
Another newer player on the bulkhead market is the fiberglass clam door emerging on the scene about 10 years ago the clam door company has taken their inspiration from nature namely the clam and their weatherproofing from the marine sailing industry.
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An alternative is to salvage old exterior wood or metal doors and convert them into bulkhead doors adding new metal hinges.
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Open stairs and ladder some basements are accessible via open stairways that have doors only at the bottom in the basement wall.
The basement door keyed lock kit is available for all steel basement door models and is not available for ultra series basement doors at this time.