Installing Pocket Door Frame

The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you.

Installing pocket door frame.

If your door is 80 high standard size construct a rough opening of a header and two studs at a minimum height of. Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs. Pocket doors are an excellent historically appropriate option for closing off small spaces.

You just have to frame the rough opening in your wall. Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing. I m using a pocket door kit from johnson hardware for a 36 door. 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.

Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit. Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type. Carpentry 101 pocket door frame basics. Here s how to install a pocket door in 4 easy steps.

Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom. 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. How to install a pocket door.

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. Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation. This project starts after preparation of the pocket door site has been completed drywall has been removed studs plates and sills have been removed and electrical and plumbing issues have been handled.

A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed. Frame the rough opening.