Steve DiMasi
09-04-2011, 10:30 PM
I have wall-mounted towel hooks behind the door in my bathroom and the door will not lay flat against the wall because of them. It's a small bathroom and the door not laying flat makes it appear even smaller.
My thought is to open the wall to the sheetrock on the other side, then add a 1/2 wood panel to provide a mounting surface for the hooks. The result will be a 3" recess.
The problem is that there is a stud right where I want the recessed area. Can I remove that portion of the stud and replace it with a header of two 2x4s top and bottom like this? The floor joists under this wall run parallel, so I'm pretty sure it is not a bearing wall.
Is this the correct way to frame the opening?
Thanks
206855
My thought is to open the wall to the sheetrock on the other side, then add a 1/2 wood panel to provide a mounting surface for the hooks. The result will be a 3" recess.
The problem is that there is a stud right where I want the recessed area. Can I remove that portion of the stud and replace it with a header of two 2x4s top and bottom like this? The floor joists under this wall run parallel, so I'm pretty sure it is not a bearing wall.
Is this the correct way to frame the opening?
Thanks
206855