On Mar 31, 9:31*am, Limp Arbor wrote:

Sounds like my only option is to reverse the swing of the basement
door. *I was hoping for something really clever like the doors on a
Delorean that would swing up into the stairwell.

Someone already offered that one up:
"A very small overhead door comes to mind... :^/
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aem"

How about a door that slides down into a pocket in the floor. Yes, it
would be incredibly difficult, time-consuming and expensive to do, but
hey, it's not my trouble, time or money, so you should go for it!

R