How To Install A Pocket Door

Installing a pocket door is not a difficult do-it-yourself project. Unless you are an experienced carpenter, however, I would recommend using a pocket door kit instead of trying to do it from scratch. As you found in your old dorm, if something is slightly out of line or warped, a pocket door can be difficult to open and close. residential door hinges

New installation of pocket door frame)Ok while reading directions on door hanger install kit. It says to install the hanger plates on the top of the door at 7/8ths from edge of door. Ok so I grab my tape measure and hold the plate @ 7/8ths from edge of door. Then i measure from edge of door to the center of the plate( to where the pin will insert at,2-3/4") now transfer this measurement to the actual door frame and it looks to me like the one set of rollers will drop off the track! Or at least two wheels will. is this intentional to maybe make the door kinda rest at the closed position? The track at the top stops short of the side door frame by about 2-1/2". Does anybody understand what I’m talking about.

Pocket doors slide on rails and disappear inside a wall rather than swinging on hinges. There is nothing special about the door itself and most any door can be installed as a pocket door. The pocket door hardware and pocket door frame kit is what distinguishes this type of door from others. Rollers are fastened to the top of the door slab. They slide on a metal track that extends back into the wall the same width as the door. The pocket door frame kit is what creates the hollow cavity in the wall for the door to slide into. In new construction projects the pocket door frame must be installed before the drywall is applied to the walls in the room. installing garage doors

The Johnson Hardware 1560 Series Sliding Pocket Door Frame kit is an easily assembled, structurally strong pocket door frame designed for fast installation in standard 2 x 6 timber or steel frame stud walls typically sheeted with drywall. Versatile frame can be adapted for use in thicker walls or cut down to accept any smaller size door. Removable aluminum track with low friction convex track rails, guaranteed jump proof smooth rolling tricycle hangers, rust resistant zinc plated steel reinforced timber split studs and self adjusting floor anchors.

Along with its billing as a space saving door, pocket doors can be utilized in problem situations where a standard swinging door will not work. Bathrooms, laundry rooms, and closets are typically areas where problems might occur. You may have a half bath, with no space for a door to swing in and no clearance to swing out, or a closet where an open door would be in the way, becoming an obstacle you do not want to deal with. In either case, installing a pocket door unit is a practical solution.