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Posted by dadiOH on April 17, 2007, 8:39 pm
Patrick Coghlan wrote:
> dadiOH wrote:
>> Pat Coghlan wrote:
>>
>>>>> I'd rather T-frame the opening and install 2 sets of bifolds,
>>>>> but I'm just not sure whether it's okay to nail 2x4s right onto
>>>>> the existing drywall on the sides and celing. Would this be
>>>>> secure enough?
>>>>>
>>>> No. Not unless there is wood behind the drywall. If not, you'd
>>>> have to use molly bolts. Or toggle bolts. Or similar.
>>>>
>>> There is wood behind the dryway. Okay to just nail/screw through
>>> the drywall?
>>
>> How else? Personally, I'd use screws.
>
> Remove the drywall and nail/screw directly onto existing frame.
>
> Over time, I thought drywall could break down/soften, weakening the
> attachment between new/old framing.
Geez, man...you are putting up bifold doors. Bifold doors put just
about zero stress on anything except the pivot points and not much on
those. You don't need a "T" frame but if you want one just fasten the
freakin' thing through the drywall into wood, don't turn it into a
monumental project.
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dadiOH
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