Best & Simple Way To Install The Pocket Doors
The pocket doors are regarded as the perfect solution for closing off or the open section of the home or office or adding an easy and quick way to move from room to room where a wall exists. One of the best things is that these doors will disappear into the wall once opened, rather than taking up space of another room. If the user has the right tools and know-how to install, then it's very easy to install pocket doors, this way the user can avoid the hassle of hiring a contractor. Some of the benefits of pocket doors are as follows:
- Maximise Space: One of the benefits of using the pocket door is that the user won’t waste space needed for the normal door to swing-out. In case of the pocket door, no swing space is needed making it an ideal option in small rooms or tight spots.
- Safe And Private Space: Pocket doors also allow to design versatile areas that gives physical privacy. It is the best option to separate a home office like it can be used to hide away any clutter when there are guests around.
After going through the benefits of pocket doors, follow the below-mentioned steps to install these kinds of doors at your place:
- Header: The thing in this project is to make sure that pocket door site has been completed like the drywall has been removed, studs, plates as well as sills have been removed, and also the electrical, as well as any plumbing issues, is also handled properly. The users are advised to make sure to purchase the best high-quality pocket door frame having the durable hardware. Here the user needs to remember that the size of the header will get increased with the weight of the door, so it is important to keep this factor in mind. Most of the pocket door frame kits easily specify how big the header should be.
- Split Studs: After the above step is done then the next step is to attach the split studs to the floor and to the header as well while attaching check for plumbing. When the user hangs the new drywall which will hide the pocket door when it is opened, attach the drywall to the exterior that is the wooden side of the split studs. The split stud is actually a channel on which the door rides. These studs work like a regular wall stud but they are metal-wrapped and will form a channel that is hollow in the middle, which will help the pocket door to pass through.
- Brackets: In order to slide the wheels into the track carefully attach the hanging brackets on the top of the door.
- Attach The Door: Its time to attach the door to the wheels, for that simply clip the brackets over the pins that extend from the wheels after that secure the guide to the bottom of the door as this will help to ensure that the door will operate without being rubbing.
- Install The Door Pulls: Secure the pocket door pulls that comes with the framing kit. In order to install the other hardware, it is important to make sure that it can be inserted on each side of the door without hampering the door's main operation.
- New Drywall: In order to cover up all the area that is behind the open pocket door hang the new drywall. For this tape and mud the drywall. Simply apply plenty of drywall compound, the user should aim for multiple coats for every seam. Gently Embed tape in it, after getting rid of any excess compound. Leave the compound to dry after that sand it, and apply the next layers of the compound in the same method.
- Paint Or Decorate: After the above step is done then paint or decorate the wall. In this step, the user needs to return the wall to its original or new look. Do this before installing the door trim, unless the user wants the door trim to be painted too.
- Fix The Trim: At last, the user needs to measure, cut and then install trim around all the sides of the door, start from the top header trim the piece and then the side jambs. For the outside trim, use the finish nails that should be long enough to insert the door chamber, however, the longer nails might extend too far into the door chamber and at the end will scratch the door during opening and closing operation.