theaggie
New Member
In my basement remodel I am planning a large (8' wide) pocket door to seperate the mud room from the main living room. The reason for the wide door is to allow large items to be moved in (such as a pool table). Normal swinging doors would consume a lot of space given that the doors will probably be left open most of the time. Also, one side is too close to the exterior wall to allow for a double pocket. The door is there mostly to hide the mud room when we need to, to block out the cold from the mud room during winter, and to provide a light block for home theater.
The design does mean that the back wall of the mud room will intersect the pocket. Has anybody done this before? The frame I plan on using is a Johnson 2000 series and they give a rough sketch of how to do an intersecting wall so I know it can be done. Note also that the only 48x80 door I have been able to find is a 1-3/4 birch solid core door from my local Lumber store (Ring's End). Home Depot still has its limits.
Thanks,
Mark
The design does mean that the back wall of the mud room will intersect the pocket. Has anybody done this before? The frame I plan on using is a Johnson 2000 series and they give a rough sketch of how to do an intersecting wall so I know it can be done. Note also that the only 48x80 door I have been able to find is a 1-3/4 birch solid core door from my local Lumber store (Ring's End). Home Depot still has its limits.
Thanks,
Mark