ᐅ Sliding Door on a Load-Bearing Interior Wall – How to Cover It?
Created on: 28 Jan 2024 21:06
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Hi.
Sliding door on a load-bearing interior wall – How to cover it so that it becomes a pocket door.
Current situation:
17.5 cm (7 inches) solid sand-lime brick wall with a rough opening of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) wide by 2.14 m (7 ft) high above the finished floor level.
Desired situation:
A 2-leaf sliding door for the 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) wide door opening. The sliding door should be covered so that it functions as a pocket door running inside the wall. The construction should add as little thickness as possible to the wall, as there is no space for an additional 15 cm (6 inches).
There are ready-made drywall system solutions available. These include the sliding door frame on both sides so that it can be either drywalled or plastered and are correspondingly wide.
Any ideas?
Thanks. Steffen
Sliding door on a load-bearing interior wall – How to cover it so that it becomes a pocket door.
Current situation:
17.5 cm (7 inches) solid sand-lime brick wall with a rough opening of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) wide by 2.14 m (7 ft) high above the finished floor level.
Desired situation:
A 2-leaf sliding door for the 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) wide door opening. The sliding door should be covered so that it functions as a pocket door running inside the wall. The construction should add as little thickness as possible to the wall, as there is no space for an additional 15 cm (6 inches).
There are ready-made drywall system solutions available. These include the sliding door frame on both sides so that it can be either drywalled or plastered and are correspondingly wide.
Any ideas?
Thanks. Steffen
I would like to point out that you might need access to the fittings at some point. So you should design something with an inspection opening / removable panel.
My nephew installed a glass sliding door himself, covered with a wood/drywall combination, quite thin but probably around 10cm (4 inches) thick. He extended the covering across the entire width of the existing wall there to avoid an awkward step.
My nephew installed a glass sliding door himself, covered with a wood/drywall combination, quite thin but probably around 10cm (4 inches) thick. He extended the covering across the entire width of the existing wall there to avoid an awkward step.
Yes, definitely fully clad from the kitchen side, then it doesn’t need to be so thin. You still have about 10cm (4 inches) of space next to the other door (does that lead to a pantry?). Has that already been built? If necessary, you can adjust the position of the door slightly.
Tolentino schrieb:
Sorry for following up again, but why a sliding door at all? With the space on the kitchen side, you could use a standard double swing door....Thanks. Always good to follow up, that's great. We're currently discussing it as well. There are concerns that the door panels inside or towards the kitchen would always be in the way. Usually, the door is open 98% of the time.Similar topics