Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb.
Convert door to pocket door.
So inspired by two sets of original pocket doors in our living room we decided to turn our existing bathroom door into a pocket door.
Converting a hinged closet door to a pocket door is a do it yourself project that can save valuable floor space in a small bedroom or closet.
Pics of current door hardware.
Are there any kits to convert old hinge door hardware to pocket door hardware.
I have a love hate relationship with pocket doors.
You don t need any clearance on either side of the door so they re great for tighter spaces and small rooms such as powder rooms.
We were well aware of the problems associated with historic pocket door repair because they are notorious for sticking being noisy to operate or worse falling off of their tracks.
This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
I ve put far too many pocket doors back on their rails over the years.
I love them because they re a great space saving door.
To hang a pocket door you need a rough opening that is twice as wide as the door itself.
I am widening a closet to facilitate a stackable washer dryer unit and i want to reuse the 24 inch door in a pocket door.
However i hate them because they inevitably fall off the rail which is difficult to fix.
The retrofit works if there is enough wall space on.
Trim any added door length when converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor.
Using slow even pressure pass the plane along the cut end of the door to smooth the surface.
Place the door on a level surface and trim the door along the score mark using a circular saw.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
This demonstration is for non structural walls only.
Learn how to install a pocket door in an existing doorway and wall.
For weight bearing walls additional.
Bypass doors require twice the width of an ordinary door so you will need to enlarge the door opening unless you are replacing double doors.
Step 2 move door to the fully closed position and remove it from the upper track by pushing the bottom of the door out then lifting up until the rollers detach from the metal track at the top.