Installing Sliding Pocket Doors

Accessories to complete pocket door installations including closing kits door pulls and handles.

Installing sliding pocket doors.

Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing. Complete installation of the johnson pocket door and show how to install a pocket door in los angeles. Install the door pulls. The pocket door track is a metal channel with wooden nailing strips on each side.

Cut through the nailers. Install door casing nailing it to the jamb and to pocket door studs. Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing. The channel is marked for various door widths so it s easy to cut it to the right length.

Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages. Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. Install the pocket door frame measure up from the floor 80 inches leaving anywhere from inches to 1 inches clearance under the door. All finished to an exceptionally high and stylish standard.

Any door that could be installed as a hung door can be installed as a pocket door. Build your wall to the correct thickness. To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall. Use a stud finder to locate and mark the stud locations then hammer a nail on the center leaving roughly 1 8 inch sticking out.

How to frame for a pocket door. Install the pocket door pulls that accompany the framing kit. Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit. With strict attention to detail from design through to production cavity sliders offers sliding door products that are high quality reliable and operate smoothly.

High quality fully compatible pocket door accessories for use with all our doors and systems. Cavity sliders usa inc is the premier manufacturer of pocket door hardware. This is where the frame header brackets will rest. Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs.