Pocket door in an arched door opening..??..
jannz77
11 years ago
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Rough opening framing for arch top door
Comments (4)It depends on the radius of the arch.If it's a half circle arch or less radiused.In any case, you would run blocking from thr trimmer/jack stud to the header. On a half circle, this is typically a 45 degree, less of a degree the less the radius. Some choose to frame the opening out the same as if it was an arched opening w/o the door as it makes it convenient to attach the casings, especially if heavily detailed....See Moremixing door openings (arched & flat)
Comments (1)Hi Tinker2006 I have both but not where both can be seen at the same time, but I have seen mixed in other houses and they look fine to me. (Pleased you decided to go with 9 ft ceilings!) Autumn...See MoreWhich looks better - French doors or arched opening (re-post)
Comments (30)Sorry to sound a discordant note, but I personally don't like the French doors at all. I think an arch would be perfect. From the kitchen, the doors seem unnecessary, but more importantly, they would interfere with light unless you added the sidelights, which, as several folks have said, will look pretty busy IRL. But it's the view from the FR that really makes me dislike the doors. Sometimes it's easy to overlook the obvious, and here, the obvious is the fact that you'll have wall after wall after wall of French doors. Together they form an overwhelming block of glass and muntins and frames and grid shapes, with no easy way to soften them (these aren't windows and won't have soft, poofy window treatments). I think they could look even odder IRL. Either you'll have a shade or something on the patio door, and nothing on the others, or you'll leave all three doors nude, which will give you one black door at night and two others that have indoor light behind them. They will look similar, but wrong. Plus, in reality, I find that people actually keep interior french doors closed far less often than they think they will. I think the arch avoids some of these problems. It pierces that corner so that the FR won't feel so much like an isolated addition or a 3-season porch that's been tarted up--instead, it would be connected to the house. And having the curved arch lets you break up that infinite repetition of rectilinear grid, grid, grid without having to add anything. Finally, it will connect the FR and the kitchen with the rest of the house architecturally by repeating a motif you already have. Sorry to add confusion--just my $.02!...See MoreIdeas for getting a square door opening to 'match' arched ones
Comments (5)I saw a house in which all the doorway arches were a bit ornate--pointed at the top--and without any casing. In one room, used as a library, all the built-in bookcases were treated to a plywood insert that matched the lines of the significant doorway arches. I think as long as it was clear you weren't trying to *fake* the arch with the plywood, some kind of a different treatment that reflected the arch would be quite nice. Could be a lot of fun, in fact!...See Morevirgilcarter
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