How To Install A Pocket Door Frame Kit

This is where the frame header brackets will rest.

How to install a pocket door frame kit.

Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. It s a short and simple process but the end result is phenomenal. Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages. Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing.

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. Pocket door kits come with two split jambs. Install the pocket door frame measure up from the floor 80 inches leaving anywhere from inches to 1 inches clearance under the door. To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall.

Make sure that the cassette is square with the header rail and that all tabs are located within the grooves. Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing. Installing a pocket door frame kit the studs that are included with the kit are wrapped in metal so after you have your beautiful new pocket door all installed you won t screw into the wall and stud to hang something and accidentally screw right into your beautiful door. Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs.

How to install a pocket door. Later these brackets will fix onto the wooden stud head. I m using a pocket door kit from johnson hardware for a 36 door. The header rail 2 then slides into the top of the pocket cassette 5.

Use shorter nails to install the casing on the pocket side of the door jamb to prevent damage to the door. Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit. One is installed next to the header and the other halfway down the wall. You just have to frame the rough opening in your wall.

Restoring the only full bathroom in our circa 1900 victorian duplex launched my husband todd and me on a race for space. Take the aluminium header rail 2 and clip on the u shaped brackets 1. In today s episode we are installing a pocket door frame into our pantry entrance.