The Walker Will Not Fit Through the Bathroom Door

Almost every time, the walker is a normal width and the doorway is being measured wrong. Measure with the door open, from the face of the door to the stop on the opposite side. A hinged door standing in its own opening costs about 1.75″.

Work through it in this order

1. Measure the real clear width. Write the number down.
2. Measure the walker at its widest point — usually the rear legs or the hand grips, not the frame.
3. Add an inch for knuckles. A walker that fits exactly will skin hands daily.

Then fix the cheapest thing that closes the gap

• Short by 1–2 inches: swing-clear offset hinges. They fit the existing frame and move the door out of the opening.
• Short by 2–4 inches: remove the door stop moulding, or take the door off entirely and hang a curtain. Undignified, but it works today.
• Short by more: a narrower walker, or accept that the walker parks outside and a grab bar takes over inside.