Installing internal double doors

Miss Lemon

Myself and my partner have recently purchased a new house and would like to put in some form of double doors between the living room and kitchen. Details are as follows:

-The contractors are unwilling to install this for us as the build is part of an overall estate and the house was too far progressed by the time we signed contracts.
-The radiators and pipes are however being moved to accommodate this.
-The existing wall in place is a stud wall.
-Top floor coverings have not yet been put down and would like to sort this before putting them down.
-We are undecided as to what type of double doors to put in; pocket doors, sliding doors, bifolding doors. We would like to maximise the spaces we have and note that pocket doors would require a new wall. Therefore sliding doors seem to make the most sense but would welcome input on this.

We would be grateful of people's thoughts on the best way to go about installing these ourselves (and by that I mean ideally hiring someone to do it for us if possible). How big a job it it? How expensive is it likely to be? (PM details of any recommendations of recommended tradespeople would also be helpful). Thanks in advance for any input!

Calahonda52

This is a recurring topic here so I suggest you do some searching.

Key issue: is the wall structural/load bearing?
If it is structural then you will needed engineering sing off if you ever want to sell
Is the house timber framed?
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Sliding doors and pocket doors will take ups the same room.
I would just get the ope done first and then see do you really need doors

Miss Lemon

Calahonda52 wrote: »

This is a recurring topic here so I suggest you do some searching.

Key issue: is the wall structural/load bearing?
If it is structural then you will needed engineering sing off if you ever want to sell
Is the house timber framed?
.
.
Sliding doors and pocket doors will take ups the same room.
I would just get the ope done first and then see do you really need doors

Thanks for your response. I have done some searching on this already and did not find an answer on point to my request.

The wall is a stud wall- it is not structural. The house is timber frame. We definitely want to have doors to have the option to close off as we need.

I would have thought that pocket doors require a thicker wall and hence may take marginally more room but sliding type doors I agree seem more beneficial from a space perspective.

Our key question really is how to go about organizing it- if it will be possible to get one person to organize etc. We are currently investigating separately but like I said would welcome additional input.

Calahonda52

Miss Lemon wrote: »

Thanks for your response. I have done some searching on this already and did not find an answer on point to my request.

The wall is a stud wall- it is not structural. The house is timber frame. We definitely want to have doors to have the option to close off as we need.

I would have thought that pocket doors require a thicker wall and hence may take marginally more room but sliding type doors I agree seem more beneficial from a space perspective.

Our key question really is how to go about organizing it- if it will be possible to get one person to organize etc. We are currently investigating separately but like I said would welcome additional input.

Use google advanced search with board.ie as the search domain
eg
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057687154
eg eile
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057679670


Have you sign off on this assertion or is it pub talk?
The wall is a stud wall- it is not structural.

It not that simple in a timber frame house as noted in posts above.