[CAUT] Door width for new building plans

[Jim Busby]

Hi Dennis.

All our double doors here at BYU are exactly ½ inch TOO NARROW to get a D through with the lid taken off! If the doors were such that we could move them at will we would have many options for our several venues.

On the other hand (!) have an strong excuse NOT to move pianos willy-nilly whenever/wherever some professor wants it. ("Oh, sorry! We'd have to lay the piano on its side to move it through the doors and when we do that we hire it out... it'll cost you about $350.00........")

So, I have no advice other than a few things to think about.

Best,
Jim Busby BYU



From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Johnson
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 12:44 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Door width for new building plans

Hello-

Does anyone have experience or advice to offer concerning what would be the minimum doorway width for easy moving of pianos up to 7 feet long with a 5' wide hallway?   That is the question I was asked this morning by our Fine Arts Dean.  We are finalizing plans for the new complex and my suggestion was a 32" door is recommended and that should handle the moves.  Can anyone confirm or correct that?  The largest percussion ensemble room will get a doorway extender, or whatever they are called, and the main hallway looks to be about 11' feet wide, but the practice room hallway is only 5'.  Widening that means smaller rooms.  I don't know what the radius would be for moving a piano in or out.   If they come back with only 30" doors should I be concerned?

thanks!

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College

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