You can use any interior door as a closet door.
Furnace room door open or closed.
If your boiler room doubles as a storage space don t place items flush against the furnace.
If you close the interior door to a room while your air conditioner is in a cooling cycle the air that is pumped into that room will be trapped inside.
This will increase the pressure in the room which will force conditioned air out of any small cracks or openings around the room s windows walls ceiling and floor.
Finishing your basement allows you to convert a little used storage space into space used for another purpose such as an office bedroom or rec room.
Part of this.
This can cause your home to be filled with dirty unfiltered air and poisonous carbon dioxide.
Make sure it has enough breathing room and enough air moving throughout the space.
However without adequate ventilation the appliances inside won t be able to function properly.
Closed doors don t allow the conditioned air to circulate throughout the house creating uncomfortable hot and cold spots throughout.
A wood barn door can do the trick.
Clear a path while you re moving storage items away from the furnace.
Furnace rooms are typically small to save space elsewhere in the home.
This means having a door vent or leaving the door open so air can easily flow in and out.
Barn doors make excellent closet doors.
How to enclose a furnace room.
Back drafting means your furnace water heater or fireplace are venting into your home.