Installing Pocket Door Frame

Carpentry 101 pocket door frame basics.

Installing pocket door frame.

How to install a pocket door. Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type. Be sure to purchase a high quality pocket door frame with durable hardware. If needed use a hand saw to cut the track that came with your pocket door hardware so that it s 1 8 inch shorter than the opening.

These kits make installing a pocket door super easy. To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall. Installing a pocket door is not quite as fast a project as installing a sliding barn door on the exterior of the wall but like we mentioned last week we really love it for the sleek space saving benefits especially in an already narrow hallway every inch counts extra privacy and it still gives us that bit of hallway wall space to decorate. Install the track according to the thickness of the header.

The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you. Here s how to install a pocket door in 4 easy steps. In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room. Here s how to install a pocket door in 4 easy steps.

Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit. Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom. Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.

Frame the rough opening. I m using a pocket door kit from johnson hardware for a 36 door. Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs. Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation.

If your door is 80 high standard size construct a rough opening of a header and two studs at a minimum height of. Pocket doors are an excellent historically appropriate option for closing off small spaces.