Have you

considered changing the way the door opens ? Did this with my room, took half a day and it really made a difference.

cheers, Leo

Yes, Leo

Leo,

Thanks for the idea.  Yes, I've looked at reversing the door swing and while it's possible the door would then swing into the hallway right next to the front door blocking the entrance hall.  I've toyed with the idea of eliminating the one (fixed) French door and using a pocket door to replace the other, but the Boss isn't crazy about me "buggering up" our new home.

Pocket door

I was thinking making the door a pocket door. But I do not know how handy you are or if funds are available.

Home Depot Pocket door

I like the plan. Any thought of a multi deck?

Glad to see you're back in

Glad to see you're back in business! Stop by for a chat if you can find the time!

Remove door

It will

give you lot's of more space around the peninsula for starters !

And you can always put the blame on me, no problem ))

I managed to get permission to change the door for my layout room, followed by making a hole in the wall to the next room, followed by cutting of a bit of the door of that next room for the staging tracks ....

cheers, Leo

Nice plan

That's one of my favourite Lance Mindheim plans!

Leave the door as is, then you can get started on the railroad quicker. And I don't think it's in the way, the lift bridge just needs to be a bit further inside the room.

You could extend the spur "top left" but access is a bit of a problem.

Rich lawn RR V 2

Staging?

Potentially the biggest issue affecting long-term satisfaction with this plan is that it lacks staging.  Where does the traffic come from/go to?  As of now it's a closed circuit world.

Bi-Fold Door?

One other possibility that may gain you a little bit of space would be to use a bi-fold type of door.  They aren't as convenient to use as a normal door, but if it will only be open when you are in the room, it would be okay.  They are generally available in flush, raised panel and louvered variations.

-Jack

Doors & Lift outs...

Rich,

Nice to see you getting settled in and back on the high iron. I like the track plan and look forward to seeing it become reality.

I also faced the delimma of doors and a "no duckunder" rule. Fortunately all of the doors were easy to deal with.

Three doors and two lift out sections...

The bi-fold doors open into the living room, the sliding doors open into the closet, the standard door opens into the bath, which can also be accessed from the master bedroom.

Good Luck with the new layout!

Accordion Doors

Hi Rich,

No problem posting the plan.  I'll second the suggestion to consider the accordion doors.  Here's the outfit I used for the one in my layout room.

http://www.accordion-door.com/folding-doors/folding-door.html

I thought their prices were fair and the service very good.  Hopefully you can make it to Cocoa Beach for the meet, even if it's only for a day.

Lance

what do you do with all that coal?

The answer may be in Lance's book, but where is the coal is supposed to go?  In any case I agree with Jeff's suggestion about staging.  I'm not sure that I'd go for a "massive" anything, though: the feel I get is everything on a smaller scale (if that makes sense).

What's on the spur up back of Buck and Loretta's?  Nice spot for a still...

Good to see you moving right along!

David

Where are Buck and Loretta

Where are Buck and Loretta gonna be livin'?

Horace

Pocket door

Michael - thanks.

Art, it's multi- purpose

Neat, Leo!

Nice plan

Thanks, Jeff!

Rob, Staging is necessary.

Thanks, Len for the pictures

Thanks, Lance! I appreciate

The coal - what to do with