Build A Pocket Door Frame

Here s how to install a pocket door in 4 easy steps.

Build a pocket door frame.

Let me start at the beginning our new house is much larger than anywhere else we ve. Weight per door 36 914mm x 80 2032mm max. Ohhh the pocket door. Commercial grade pocket door frame kit.

Our old door measured 78 1 2 so we. The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you. Attach to the ceiling by screwing through the frame into the ceiling joists. Pocket doors are a great way to economize on tight space.

Prepping the framing for a job hung pocket door. Frame the rough opening. If your door is 80 high standard size construct a rough opening of a header and two studs at a minimum height of 84 1 2. Cavity sliders pocket door frame kit for 3 wide x 8 high doors.

Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom. This makes a room more versatile since it can be closed off from the rest of the house when necessary. 91kg doors require 1125 hanger buy now buy now. Make sure the frame is level.

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. Cavity sliders pocket door frame kit for 3 wide x 6 8 high doors. Eclisse pocket door system steel frame kit for 28 x 80 doors. 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.

Find the right pocket door hardware then follow these simple steps to create your own pocket door frame system. Pocket doors are an excellent historically appropriate option for closing off small spaces. Prepping the framing for a job hung pocket door. Soft close compatible w optional soft close kit 200lbs.

Framing a pocket door refers to the first stage of installing a concealed door.