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    Layout around room, door gap challenge

    It's about 36" at this point. I think the angle makes it look a bit longer than it is as I look back at the pic. Used 2x 12" steel mending plates on the under side on each end, so they extend 6" in from each side providing support. If I press down with my weight the board will flex. But just...
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    Layout around room, door gap challenge

    Appreciate everyone's insight and input here! We ended up doing a cut corner layout design and basically made it a duck under. I think it turned out really well and am very happy with it! Attached is a picture of it largely completed (excuse the mess on the floor didn't have that cleaned up...
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    Layout around room, door gap challenge

    Not using the closet all that often being honest. With the right layout we might to put the boxes/extra nonsense in there. Nothing huge, just some storage shelves and the usual "spare bedroom stuff" gets tucked in there :)
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    Layout around room, door gap challenge

    Thanks for the replies so far. Right now the majority of the room is going to be shelve brackets with wood mounted to the top to keep the layout a little more "narrow" in the room. The main entry door on the "left" swings into the room, towards the larger closet panel doors. The closet panel...
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    Layout around room, door gap challenge

    Hello! Long time lurker first time poster. I am looking for some suggestions or recommendations on how to best bridge a gap in a room where the HO scale layout is going to ring the room. The room entry door gap is 90 degrees from a 48" double folding door closet which is where the challenge...
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