How to Install a Pocket Door (page 2 of 2)
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Here's How To Do It:
- Step 1: Attach a Header page 1
- Step 2: Attach the Split Studs page 1
- Step 3: Install the Brackets page 1
- Step 4: Attach the Door current page
- Step 5: Install the Door Pulls current page
- Step 6: Hang New Drywall current page
- Step 7: Install the Trim current page
Step 4: Attach the Door
Attach the door to the wheels, clipping the brackets onto the pins that extend from the wheels; then install the guide at the bottom of the door to ensure that the door will operate without rubbing.
Step 5: Install the Door Pulls
Install the pocket door "pulls" that accompany the framing kit. If you want to install other hardware, be sure that it can be inset into both sides of the door without blocking the door's operation.
Step 6: Hang New Drywall
Hang drywall to cover up the area behind the open pocket door.
Step 7: Install the Trim
Measure, cut and install trim around the door, starting with the top header trim piece and then the side jambs. 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.
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