A pocket door is a sliding door that disappears into the wall when open.
Change standard door to pocket door.
They use no floor or wall space and add an architectural flair to a home.
Mount the pocket door.
Finally we painted the door and cut a new opening for the pocket door latch.
For weight bearing walls additional.
Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above.
Learn how to install a pocket door in an existing doorway and wall.
The channel is marked for various door widths so it s easy to cut it to the right length.
Refill the cracks dry repeating as necessary and then sand until smooth.
Step 2 move door to the fully closed position and remove it from the upper track by pushing the bottom of the door out then lifting up until the rollers detach from the metal track at the top.
For our door it was 39 1 4.
This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
Bypass doors require twice the width of an ordinary door so you will need to enlarge the door opening unless you are replacing double doors.
Installing a pocket door is 2 to 5 times more expensive than installing a standard pre hung interior style.
Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door.
Cut the existing door out of frame.
Are pocket doors more expensive than standard pre hung interior doors.
The pocket door track is a metal channel with wooden nailing strips on each side.
To hang a pocket door you need a rough opening that is twice as wide as the door itself.
Replacing a regular swing door with a sliding or pocket door is an efficient way to take full advantage of more room area.
Measuring up from the bottom of the door fasten the bumper on its back edge halfway up 40 for a standard door.
Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb.
Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom.
This demonstration is for non structural walls only.
Putting the door in the wall frees up the usual swing path area of the standard door and allows the wall usually hidden by a swing door to be used as a part of the rest of the room.