Nov. 3—(Family Features) As aging in place and multi-generational households continue trending, integrating universal design principles into home design is essential. Home improvements, such as wider ...

Q. We are planning to create an apartment in our home for my elderly mother. She will need her area to be warmer than ours. What do you think about installing pocket doors instead of standard swinging ...

Q: The house I grew up in had magnificent pocket doors that disappeared into the walls. What’s the secret to installing a pocket door? Is this a task a do-it-yourselfer can tackle? A: Modern pocket ...

Pocket doors can be something of a mystery. We make an elaborate effort to obscure the inner workings of most house framing, and it feels like pocket doors – by their nature hidden when open — are ...

I installed a pocket door in my son’s basement several days ago. The basement remodeling project has stretched out over a year because we can only work together on Saturdays and on occasional days he ...

Q: We plan to create an apartment in our home for my elderly mother. She will need her area to be warmer than ours. What do you think about installing pocket doors instead of swinging doors? A: ...

Q: I am doing some remodeling in my home and I want to install more attractive interior doors. I also want them to seal better so I can zone heat and close off some rooms. Will pocket doors work? -- ...

Dear James: I like pocket doors because they save floor space, but they often don’t glide smoothly into the wall slot. What is the best method to install one? — Kevin D. Dear Kevin: As houses are ...

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