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I have installed many pocket doors on a load bearing wall. Built a false wall for support. However, I am on a job where I have gutted and will remodel the entire bottom floor of a two story house. The owner is 88 years old and broke her hip. When she gets out of rehab in three weeks she will be using a walker or wheel chair so it will be difficult for her to open the door from her bedroom to hallway. Her son, who contracted me, wants a pocket door from her bedroom to hallway. It is right in the center of the house so it's load bearing (a lot of weight). I'm thinking I will need two false walls to support that weight (opinions). The kicker is that if I need two false walls, I will have to tear out half of a closet that is right at the end of the hallway and adjoins the lady's bedroom door. This one is a first for me. Two walls? Opinions?
I have installed many pocket doors on a load bearing wall. Built a false wall for support. However, I am on a job where I have gutted and will remodel the entire bottom floor of a two story house. The owner is 88 years old and broke her hip. When she gets out of rehab in three weeks she will be using a walker or wheel chair so it will be difficult for her to open the door from her bedroom to hallway. Her son, who contracted me, wants a pocket door from her bedroom to hallway. It is right in the center of the house so it's load bearing (a lot of weight). I'm thinking I will need two false walls to support that weight (opinions). The kicker is that if I need two false walls, I will have to tear out half of a closet that is right at the end of the hallway and adjoins the lady's bedroom door. This one is a first for me. Two walls? Opinions?