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Originally Posted by cabmandone

Have you looked up "knee wall access door"? If you're dealing with drywall, You can pretty much make the opening a common size couldn't you?
Just an example.
https://marwincompany.com/knee-wall-access-doors.php

A hardboard door can be cut, fill with expansion foam for rigidity and insert the pine stick back in there in the lower section of the door. Its much cheaper to use a good grade of plywood with adj hinges in case it moves, making Steve the super hero when his wife complains about the sticking door with a simple half a twist of a screwdriver.