Can You Add A Pocket Door To An Existing Wall

That way you can remove entire.

Can you add a pocket door to an existing wall.

When the nails are cut you can remove the door frame. If you need a firm nailing surface you can temporarily slide a 2 1 8 wide board between the split jambs. 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. Remove the existing door if applicable.

It s just a slightly different header size. Namely the pocket door that we raved about in last week s vlog. 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. Doors in these walls will have headers usually laminated beams over their openings.

We used 1 drywall screws nothing must protrude into the wall pocket or the door will be damaged. Make sure the frame is level. I mean if you can have a two foot door you can have a four foot door. Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one.

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. Remember however when attaching the drywall with drywall screws it is very important not to use screws that are too long. Attach to the ceiling by screwing through the frame into the ceiling joists. Start with removing the molding and with a reciprocating saw blade cut the shims.

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.