Installing A Pocket Door Video

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Installing a pocket door video. Install the track according to the thickness of the header. If needed use a hand saw to cut the track that came with your pocket door hardware so that it s 1 8 inch shorter than the opening. Pocket door frame cut down non standard door widths. Remove the door and then install drywall over the door pocket using construction adhesive and 1 inch drywall screws.

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Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. For the casing trim outside use finish nails just long enough to bite into the 2 x 4s longer nails might extend too far into the door chamber and scratch the door during opening and closing. Thanks for watching i reused the door and used a retro fit pocket door handle. Finish the joints with drywall tape and several coats of drywall compound.

1500pf pocket door frame installation. For doors inch thick install the track flush with the header. In today s episode we are installing a pocket door frame into our pantry entrance. Measure cut and install trim around the door starting with the top header trim piece and then the side jambs.

To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall. Reinstall the door and then install the door guides on the inside and outside of the door at the mouth of the pocket. Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs. Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation.

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