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Making a dutch door?

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Have to make a Dutch door going down to the cellar,

The door opens towards you but I want the top half too swing in!!!

Anyone ever do this?

I imagine I'll have make the doors not line up anymore but hoping to keep them flush

I can reverse the stops that's easy enough just not sure if I cut the width of the top I could put hinges inline? With the bottom half?

Any ideas??
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FRAME2FINISH said:
Have to make a Dutch door going down to the cellar,

The door opens towards you but I want the top half too swing in!!!

Anyone ever do this?

I imagine I'll have make the doors not line up anymore but hoping to keep them flush

I can reverse the stops that's easy enough just not sure if I cut the width of the top I could put hinges inline? With the bottom half?

Any ideas??
Gary Katz has a door hanging book with a chapter on those type of doors. That may help
Thanks, I figured I'd be winging it!!!!
Wouldn't be too bad... make the top half swing both ways with 2-way hinges (no stop). Leave the bottom standard, and use a slide bolt to lock them together.
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