Partition wall - SV650.org

22-02-14, 01:04 PM

Seeing that all my bike questions are always sorted here...thought I'd ask a diy question.

I'm putting up a wood stud partition wall to separate the bike and the laundry area in my garage.

Simple question. Rather than fit a proper door frame is there any good reason not to hang a door straight of one of the partition studs (2x4)? I had planned to double up on the side I'll hang it from for strength.

Cheers as always. Neil

yorkie_chris · 22-02-14, 03:09 PM

nah, be reet

22-02-14, 04:45 PM

Structurally no, but why not put a proper one in? They are pennies and you generally buy them the correct width of your stud wall plus 2x thickness of the plasterboard, (12.5x2).

Sid Squid · 22-02-14, 07:57 PM

A door liner set is hardly expensive, I'm sure it won't make a noticeable dent in the budget.

Red ones · 22-02-14, 10:30 PM

Without lining the frame how are you intending to protect the edges of the plasterboard?
What you suggest would work fine, it's how hoardings are often built, but they are only temporary and not heavily used. You should have plenty of room to fit a door set and as others have said they are not expensive.

22-02-14, 10:57 PM

One more thing, i fit a lot of frames, lay the frame on the floor, glue and screw it together, get it super square and fit braces on the two corners, then a brace across the bottom, it's a lot easier to get a rigid rectangle straight and plumb than three pieces all working against you.
Pay particular attention to getting the sides perfectly plumb and flat, makes fitting the door very easy as there won't be any planing to get good consistent gaps.

Wideboy · 22-02-14, 11:07 PM

I've done it on hording's before but I'll agree with everyone else that it looks ****.

dirtydog · 23-02-14, 10:58 AM

I think there's a wickes in Bracknell, door linings from £20-£30 and a cheap door is less than £20 so for that little extra cost you might as well do it properly

23-02-14, 12:56 PM

Thanks for all the advice.

I have gone for the frame approach. I hadn't considered enough the plaster board ends, and like many say a job worth doing......

I got a flebay door with hinges and lock for £10 this morning and then the £19.99 door frame from Wickes.

Now that my 5yr old boy has gone to a party I'll not have his expert help, but I'll soldier on.

Thanks again. Neil

23-02-14, 05:22 PM

I pay around £14 for a frame from Selco, most builders merchants will be cheaper and better than the DIY stores.

22-02-14, 01:04 PM	#1
neilhatch Guest Posts: n/a	Partition wall Seeing that all my bike questions are always sorted here...thought I'd ask a diy question. I'm putting up a wood stud partition wall to separate the bike and the laundry area in my garage. Simple question. Rather than fit a proper door frame is there any good reason not to hang a door straight of one of the partition studs (2x4)? I had planned to double up on the side I'll hang it from for strength. Cheers as always. Neil

22-02-14, 03:09 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Partition wall nah, be reet __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

22-02-14, 04:45 PM	#3
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Partition wall Structurally no, but why not put a proper one in? They are pennies and you generally buy them the correct width of your stud wall plus 2x thickness of the plasterboard, (12.5x2).

22-02-14, 07:57 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Partition wall A door liner set is hardly expensive, I'm sure it won't make a noticeable dent in the budget. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

22-02-14, 10:30 PM	#5
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Partition wall Without lining the frame how are you intending to protect the edges of the plasterboard? What you suggest would work fine, it's how hoardings are often built, but they are only temporary and not heavily used. You should have plenty of room to fit a door set and as others have said they are not expensive.

22-02-14, 10:57 PM	#6
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Partition wall One more thing, i fit a lot of frames, lay the frame on the floor, glue and screw it together, get it super square and fit braces on the two corners, then a brace across the bottom, it's a lot easier to get a rigid rectangle straight and plumb than three pieces all working against you. Pay particular attention to getting the sides perfectly plumb and flat, makes fitting the door very easy as there won't be any planing to get good consistent gaps.

22-02-14, 11:07 PM	#7
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Partition wall I've done it on hording's before but I'll agree with everyone else that it looks **. __________________ 05 DRZ400E** RIP hovis

23-02-14, 10:58 AM	#8
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,422	Re: Partition wall I think there's a wickes in Bracknell, door linings from £20-£30 and a cheap door is less than £20 so for that little extra cost you might as well do it properly __________________ 2011 Speed Triple 1050

23-02-14, 12:56 PM	#9
neilhatch Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Partition wall Thanks for all the advice. I have gone for the frame approach. I hadn't considered enough the plaster board ends, and like many say a job worth doing...... I got a flebay door with hinges and lock for £10 this morning and then the £19.99 door frame from Wickes. Now that my 5yr old boy has gone to a party I'll not have his expert help, but I'll soldier on. Thanks again. Neil Last edited by neilhatch; 23-02-14 at 12:58 PM.

23-02-14, 05:22 PM	#10
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Partition wall I pay around £14 for a frame from Selco, most builders merchants will be cheaper and better than the DIY stores.

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