Would like to add a door, need input

[skeetbum]

I am on the thought of a solid panel bi-fold. I did a bunch of different doors when I was a wood butcher. Hanging a slab in that existing hole can be problematic. I would remove the casing there already and hang a pre hung door in it's place. Better chance of matching the existing doors throughout the house.

[Spaceman]

Or, custom build a new home with way too much square feet and get all the bells and whistles...sorry. not helpful. Solid pre-hung door opening into the laundry room seems like a great solution given the refrigerator extending into the doorway. Good luck!

[skunked again]

No more moving! Done enough of that. This doorway is my biggest complaint with this house.
Wife is looking at the link for that acordian door, thanks. Don't want a sliding door as our bedroom door is 34" to the left of this door. Plus when open it would block the switch and outlet you see in the picture. Theirs also a smoke detector that would be blocked.
If anything gets done, this would be a great weekend for it. Calling for 2-6" of rain.

[Locator79]

The struggle is real

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[FliTrap]

Yep.... looking like a door to swing into the laundry, on the side there by coat rack.... same money and leave the door knob off so it does not bang the refrigerator. Then you can grab it through the hole...LOL
I'd slow your wife this thread so she starts to think your ideas are good ones!

[ozarks ranger]

they gave you some good tips hows about an overhead door or blue tarp JUST JOKING

[dave the wave]

You can put a bi-fold door in and put a small knob in the center inside of door to open from the inside

[prefers shiners]

Pocket door would be problematic.... Would require slot of demolition and rebuilding wiring. From what I see here in the pictures provided there probably isn't enough wall space for a pocket door to slide into the wall. It appears as though you have about a 36 inch wide opening and if you're handy with tools, there would be plenty of room to install a hinged door from kitchen into laundry room.
The proper hinge side of door should be on left side of opening and swinging into laundry room with the doorknob on the right-hand side. However.... From the pictures provided it looks like the refrigerator would be in the way of the door knob. So the solution would be to hinge on right-hand side swinging into the laundry. This would only create issues primarily from a convenience perspective as you would opening the door across direction of travel towards the center of the laundry room instead of towards a perpendicular wall as is common.

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I pretty much agree with these comments. Couple of things to remember....measure your current opening to verify if it is a standard door opening....if so, then you are OK.....otherwise, the door will have to be custom built or the opening will have to be modified....if the opening is a standard size opening, I like the idea of buying a pre-hung door complete with door attached to jambs....if you decide to keep the existing door jambs & trim so that it matches existing wood in the room, then you have a serious job of buying just a door and notching the existing wood for the hinges...personally, I would not tackle this....to much alignment to do....to much to go wrong....OK, so I like the pre-hung door....only thing is, you have to stain the new jambs to match the existing wood, or, try to talk your wife into living with a painted door, jambs and trim....you can remove and re-use the trim around the door but be very careful not to damage it...so, hinges on left side, swing door into laundry room, move refrig to make room for knob....also your main purpose for the door is a sound barrier....none of the other doors will give you that....use a solid door...maybe even consider an exterior door that comes with rubber seals around the top & sides and add a seal on the bottom...last, get a door and frame that is solid wood....stay away from any particle board wood that screws will work loose...if you are going to do the work, make sure that it does the job you want....seems like a simple job but a lot to think about....good luck...

[Tracker123]

Just my opinion, in your case a sliding barn door is ideal. Nothing swings in and out, nor door knobs to deal with. Here's one I put up. Rude and crude I know, but likes such things:



Built it myself, but I'm sure a certain number of folks can fashion something to suit your wife she might like.

[skunked again]

The sliding door would appear to be easiest. Problem is it would block the light switch, outlet, and smoke detector when open.
Update: she's ​scrapped the door idea. Too many issues. Instead said start pricing a sound bar for the tv.

Thanks for all the input!