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Sounds like a plan. So I notch the studs but don't attach to the concrete? I can probably nail them to the existing studs and maybe toenail up top into the head plate? Not a load bearing wall at all and the door slab is hollow so I'm not really concerned about weight.

Ok good to know. Note that I gain an inch when I remove the existing trim there but yes it's pretty close already.

Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check sizes of furnace etc. Swing in door for sure, no room in the hallway but lots in the utility room. I think I can mount it so that it closes flush to the carpet?

I want to install a 32" door (I have the slab) in this 36" opening between the finished basement hallway and the unfinished furnace room. So I'm thinking I'll frame the doorway to fit by adding a couple king studs to narrow the frame. I understand I'd need to nail some sole plates to the...