How To Build A Pocket Door Frame From Scratch

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How to build a pocket door frame from scratch.

The locking hardware doesn t always work right sometimes the door pocket is flimsy and the doors don t always slide nicely on the track. If you follow me on instagram you might remember a few posts about installing the pocket door it was the very first diy project we did in the new house i talked about the pocket door in this post about our living room finally looking like a living room 2 1 2 months after we moved in. This makes a room more versatile since it can be closed off from the rest of the house when necessary. Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame.

Glue and screw together the 2 by 4s to build a pony wall a smaller non load bearing wall for hanging the track for the pocket doors. Let me start at the beginning our new house is much larger than anywhere else we ve. Wayne lennox cottage life s trusted handyman shows us how to build a custom door frame. Determine the size of the door opening.

Make sure the frame is level. The size of the door opening will vary depending on the size of the door you plan to install. When building a door jamb to fit a standard wall with a two by four frame and 1 2 inch drywall on each side the width of the jamb board typically is 4 9 16 inches. Ohhh the pocket door.

Attach to the ceiling by screwing through the frame into the ceiling joists. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. If you re not using premade jamb material or if your walls are a nonstandard thickness you can buy 5 or 6 inch wide lumber and rip cut it to the width of the wall using a table saw. The first step in making a door is taking measurements.

If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them. If you are starting from scratch building a pocket door in a new home or remodel project here are some tips to help make your pocket door a good quality smooth operating pocket door. Framing a pocket door refers to the first stage of installing a concealed door.