Pocket door

12-07-2006, 12:56 PM	#1
TonyD Member   Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 88	Pocket door Hi all, I am installing a pocket door 28" with an overall span of 56". The wall this is going in is a load bearing wall. There is a top plate of solid wood 4x4. Could that suffice the load of the opening or do I need to put a header in also above the opening. Thanks TonyD

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12-07-2006, 06:04 PM	#2
redline Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,083	Pocket door Is there currently a door there now? What is above the load bearing wall? A hot tub or other heavy item?

12-08-2006, 08:08 AM	#3
TonyD Member   Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 88	Pocket door The Door Size Currently There Is 30 Inch Opening. No Hot Tub Or Heavy Items Above In That Area. Tonyd

12-08-2006, 06:08 PM	#4
jbob Member   Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 48	Pocket door a 4x8 or sandwiched 2x8s are legal to span 60 inches in most areas.

12-08-2006, 07:46 PM	#5
AtlanticWBConst. Lic. Builder/GC/Remodeler     Join Date: May 2006 Location: New England Posts: 7,554	Pocket door Quote: Originally Posted by TonyD Hi all, I am installing a pocket door 28" with an overall span of 56". The wall this is going in is a load bearing wall. There is a top plate of solid wood 4x4. Could that suffice the load of the opening or do I need to put a header in also above the opening. Thanks TonyD You will absolutely need to put a header in. __________________ - Build Well -

12-13-2006, 08:03 AM	#6
TonyD Member   Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 88	Pocket door Im Going To Put In A Double 2 X10 Header...that Should Be Ok.... Tonyd