Installing A Pocket Door Kit

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.

Installing a pocket door kit. Install the slider track. Install door casing nailing it to the jamb and to pocket door studs. This is where the frame header brackets will rest. Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing.

Carpentry 101 pocket door frame basics. In today s episode we are installing a pocket door frame into our pantry entrance. If you are also installing pre split studs you can install them after you install the slider track. If you intend having a double door system with them meeting in the middle and disappearing into two pockets then you need to double the estimated width.

To install a 36 inch pocket door would need an opening of approximately 36 x 2 1 75 inches 73 75 inches. Your pocket door kit should contain the rails on which the door slides into the wall. The kit used is pocket door from p c henderson which is available in si. If you want to install other hardware be sure that it can be inset into both sides of the door without blocking the door s operation.

It s a short and simple process but the end result is phenomenal. Install the door pulls install the pocket door pulls that accompany the framing kit. Install the slider track using the directions that come with your pocket door kit screwing the brackets into the studs. Pocketdoor diy carpentry please subscribe and hit the like button.

Install the pocket door frame measure up from the floor 80 inches leaving anywhere from inches to 1 inches clearance under the door. This video shows a step by step guide detailing how to fit and install a pocket door. The estimated height for all pocket door installations would be about 85 5 inches.