Change Standard Door To Pocket Door

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.

Change standard door to pocket door.

The channel is marked for various door widths so it s easy to cut it to the right length. A pocket door is a sliding door that disappears into the wall when open. The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you. Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom.

Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb. Remove molding from around existing pocket door. 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. Finally we painted the door and cut a new opening for the pocket door latch.

Mount the pocket door. 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. Measuring up from the bottom of the door fasten the bumper on its back edge halfway up 40 for a standard door.

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. Installing a pocket door is 2 to 5 times more expensive than installing a standard pre hung interior style. They use no floor or wall space and add an architectural flair to a home. Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door.

Bypass or pocket doors give more space in a room and can be installed in the space where a hinged door already exists but there are some things to consider. For weight bearing walls additional. Replacing a regular swing door with a sliding or pocket door is an efficient way to take full advantage of more room area. Learn how to install a pocket door in an existing doorway and wall.

This demonstration is for non structural walls only. Are pocket doors more expensive than standard pre hung interior doors. Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above. This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.