11:00AM | 08/27/06 Member Since: 04/28/06 2 lifetime posts I
would like to know the draw backs/requirements to putting a
pocket door in the load bearing wall of my basement.   01:22PM |
08/29/06 Member Since: 11/06/02 1281 lifetime posts a poxcket
door framed into a load bearing wall requires a openning size
twice as wide as the door. That requires a header that is larger
- sized to handle the load applied to it. that load is
calculated based on the design of the rest of the house - length
of joists loaded onto it, the number of floors above
transferring load down onto it, whether the 4roof is trussed or
stick framed and how...  Excellence is its own reward!   03:59PM
| 08/30/06 Member Since: 04/28/06 2 lifetime posts Thanks, if I
can be done but as my wall stands it would basically need to be
totally redone...  Which leads me to ask - is there another type
of door other than a traditional hinged door/or pocket door that
does not take up so much floor space?   Post a reply as
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