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Adding wall partition w/ bi-fold doors for laundry

10 years ago

I'm about to tackle breaking out the corner whirl-pool tub and raised floor in our master bath to move the laundry there. After plumbing, gas or power (pending estimates), and tiling the floor, we want to put a partition with with bi-fold doors to block the view of the machines and folding table. Can I frame over the ceramic tile and drywall on the walls? I figure I put some nailers in the attic if needed (won't be fun to wade through the 18' of insulation we just had blown up there). The wall will be around 8' long and have a large opening for the bi-fold doors. So it only needs to be strong enough to hold up the doorsÃ¯Â¿Â½.

Here is a link that might be useful: Photo of tub

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homebound
10 years ago
That's more headache. Better to remove the tile. Make the line and cut with a grinder, etc. Same for the walls- just get rid of the extra tile and do it right.
weedyacres
10 years ago
Is the laundry room going to be the full size of the current raised tub area or smaller? If it's going to take up the whole space, then why not put the wall just to this side of the current wall tile, thus avoiding walling in the tile??

If that's too big, then I'd just take down the wall tile and put new drywall in. It's a pretty simple job. And it'll look better, since the tile doesn't go all the way around the space.
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