Can You Add A Pocket Door To An Existing Wall

Yeah but there s a pocket door goes in the wall.

Can you add a pocket door to an existing wall.

If you need a firm nailing surface you can temporarily slide a 2 1 8 wide board between the split jambs. When the nails are cut you can remove the door frame. To install a pocket door in an existing wall you have to remove drywall and it s easier to uncover the entire wall instead of trying to work in a limited opening. There s something that they call i think it s like a barn style door where you put this mechanism on the exterior of the wall so you would see it in the room.

Attach to the ceiling by screwing through the frame into the ceiling joists. I mean if you can have a two foot door you can have a four foot door. We chose to save space by installing a pocket door frame in the bathroom freeing up the 8 or 9 square feet of floor space from the door swing opening up the area. If you re replacing a door with a pocket door you ll need to get rid of the existing door.

That way you can remove entire. Glue and screw together the 2 by 4s to build a pony wall a smaller non load bearing wall for hanging the track for the pocket doors. Remember however when attaching the drywall with drywall screws it is very important not to use screws that are too long. Start with removing the molding and with a reciprocating saw blade cut the shims.

Remove the existing door if applicable. Make sure the frame is level. We realized after we showed you our built in bathroom storage plans that we had a few more things to finish up before we can really get going on our wall cubbies. We used 1 drywall screws nothing must protrude into the wall pocket or the door will be damaged.

Namely the pocket door that we raved about in last week s vlog.