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Old 11-17-2018, 05:19 AM   #1
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Pivot Hinge Door

I'm wondering.......has anyone here changed their pivot hinged door to the bathroom to a standard hinged door that swings into the bathroom? (swings toward the toilet)

I'm looking for documents or photos on how to do it?
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:44 AM   #2
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"Pivot hinged" - Do you mean bi-fold? Pics would help us here.
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Old 11-17-2018, 08:35 AM   #3
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He probably means the door with two panels that have a pivot hinge and lay flat when open...Bifold may be what they are called.
OP: you will have to measure the width of the opening and then check the swing to make sure it opens far enough.
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Old 11-17-2018, 08:52 AM   #4
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I have a pivot hinged door on my bathroom. I think it works pretty good, I kind of like it. It hinges in the middle of the door so you can get by.
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Old 11-17-2018, 09:38 AM   #5
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Sorry I am no help here but I am just trying to wrap my head around why? If the trailer has the room, a full door is so much more nice and easier to use. I have had both on boats and hated the folding ones.
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Old 11-17-2018, 02:00 PM   #6
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Just curious, why swing in and not out?
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Old 11-17-2018, 04:11 PM   #7
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We really like our pivot hinge door.
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Old 11-18-2018, 04:19 AM   #8
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I have a pivot hinged door on my bathroom. I think it works pretty good, I kind of like it. It hinges in the middle of the door so you can get by.
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This one! The newer Keystone Montanas have what Keystone calls a pivot hinge door. It swings from a point in the middle of the door instead of from hinges mounted to the door jamb. I like the new Montana but have read that many owners have issues with this type of bathroom door. Just wondering if anyone changed it to a traditional door?
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Old 11-18-2018, 06:09 AM   #9
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We have the same door on our 2018 cougar. It's more like a love hate relationship with the door. It pivots and moves halfway into the toilet area and halfway into the hallway. Gives better access to someone passing by to the bedroom. We know several other people with the same door setup. They just removed the door mechanisms and installed the simple rv door hinges that all rv stores carry. They swing the same as the old style door and latch with the original door handle. The ones that have been converted to the regular hinge swing into the hallway. Most do not have enough space to allow the door the swing inward. You would be stuck between the door and sink area and trying to close the bathroom door.
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Old 11-18-2018, 07:58 AM   #10
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I changed my pivot door. Could not get to the bath or bedroom with the slide closed. Very bad design. I went to Home Depot bought a pair of flush mounted hinges and a door stop, turn door around, mounted hinges, drilled new hole for the strike, mounted door stop to keep door from hitting toilet. Problem solved. Maybe , just maybe Keystone should talk to REAL RV'ers who live in there rv's on a daily basis.


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Old 11-29-2018, 08:53 AM   #11
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If the door you are wanting swings into the bathroom and someone has a medical emergency, the door could be a problem......
Just, talking out load.
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Old 11-29-2018, 12:48 PM   #12
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We have a pivot door, thought is was odd at first but have come to like it. Saves room and stays put well, also I use it to direct heat out of bathroom towards bedroom.
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Old 11-29-2018, 03:37 PM   #13
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You've made a great point in regards to the heat,bathroom is usually very hot with heat or freezing cold with air,I'll have to keep that as a selling point on a pivotdoor
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Old 11-29-2018, 04:31 PM   #14
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You've made a great point in regards to the heat,bathroom is usually very hot with heat or freezing cold with air,I'll have to keep that as a selling point on a pivotdoor
I do the same with AC. The floor register is easy to replace with an adjustable vent. Need to find the correct one for the AC/heat ump vent.
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Old 11-29-2018, 09:46 PM   #15
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They call that door a “space saver” and it is made by MORryde. Personally I love it.
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Old 12-01-2018, 01:28 PM   #16
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Pivot Hinge Door

We have this on our Montana 3820 FK. Once we adjusted the hardware so that it would latch correctly, we love it. Agree with all of the comments about directing the heat or A/C.
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Old 12-02-2018, 08:56 PM   #17
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Accordion Door

For our bathroom we replaced the door with an accordion door from Home Depot about 35 bucks. I made minor adjustment and cut the bottom to fit the height in the 5er.
Easy to install and it has made getting from bedroom to bathroom much easier then having to fight with the door swinging out into the "hallway".
Our model only has one way in and out of the bathroom. The accordion door is 5" wide and folds to 9'' when fully open.
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Old 09-12-2020, 02:56 PM   #18
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What model or part number at Home Depot did you use, as I want to do the same thing. Thanks for the tip.
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Old 09-12-2020, 08:42 PM   #19
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What model or part number at Home Depot did you use, as I want to do the same thing. Thanks for the tip.
It’s been a while and I don’t know the part number. But it is a common accordion door you will find there. Keep in mind that the size (height) is made for residential so you will remove some slats and be cutting the bottom. It’s plastic and is easy to work with and removing the slats wasn’t hard. It was a great mod.
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Old 09-13-2020, 05:29 AM   #20
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Thanks for the reply. You must have to have had to adjust the width as well right? Cause the opening is less than 32" i think, and the smallest width is 32" at Home Depot. They make a white vinyl one and one by Spectrum, called Oakmont and is cherry color. Do those ring a bell for you?
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