Pocket Doors (flooring, light, living room, stainless steel)

[tipitop]

A pro carpenter contractor here, worked for a dose home builders before. Generally pocket doors should be avoid because they weaken walls. Better biffold always. It is ok at 2X8 walls reinforced with steel.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by tipitop

A pro carpenter contractor here, worked for a dose home builders before. Generally pocket doors should be avoid because they weaken walls. Better biffold always. It is ok at 2X8 walls reinforced with steel.

Properly installed pocket doors do NOT weaken walls.

[tipitop]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Properly installed pocket doors do NOT weaken walls.

And what is yours reference. I installed a couple hundred pocket doors, from chipest to most expensive and fixed lets go say 500 like a pro carpenter.

[chet everett]

How exactly would a pocket door WEAKEN a wall?

Lots of house built with 2x8 too, huh?

[Pitt Chick]

And if your installation weakens the walls, you are doing them wrong!
No matter how many you have done.


And... why have you done 500 since you say they are to be avoided?

[caspian65]

If they are being added to a door frame that wasn't configured as a pocket door, there should be measures taken to strengthen the framing. Maybe that's what is being referred to here? I know when my father-in-law installed a pocket door, he cut open the drywall to reinforce the framing and install the tracks.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by tipitop

A pro carpenter contractor here, worked for a dose home builders before. Generally pocket doors should be avoid because they weaken walls. Better biffold always. It is ok at 2X8 walls reinforced with steel.

You should stick to failed relationships because that^^^ is total BS-
You might be able to hang a door but a framer or engineer you're not.

[MrWillys]

I was piece working drywall at 18 years old, and got called into the office. I had done 27 pocket doors with 1/2" drywall and 1 1/4" screws. funny how you remember life's lessons. Didn't get fired, but I knew 1 1/8" screws should be used from then on. This was back when we had yankee screwdrivers, before cordless drills.

Sorry, with all the BS in this thread I thought a real story was in order. The boss that chewed me that day thought it was funny to fart and make others smell it.

[tipitop]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

You should stick to failed relationships because that^^^ is total BS-
You might be able to hang a door but a framer or engineer you're not.

My handy work you can see here. http://s252.photobucket.com/user/bbsitum/library/#/user/bbsitum/library/?sort=6&page=1&_suid=13748161095620514040861959101 9 it is pathetic as some amateurs talk about carpentry to top notch carpenter. Can you show yours handy work now? I’m done with discussion here. What I have to discuss with amateurs?

[Pitt Chick]

Sorry, but it is NOT pathetic to state that properly installed pocket doors do not weaken walls.