Refill the cracks dry repeating as necessary and then sand until smooth.
Change standard door to pocket door.
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.
The pocket door track is a metal channel with wooden nailing strips on each side.
A pocket door is a sliding door that disappears into the wall when open.
For our door it was 39 1 4.
Bypass or pocket doors give more space in a room and can be installed in the space where a hinged door already exists but there are some things to consider.
This demonstration is for non structural walls only.
This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
Measuring up from the bottom of the door fasten the bumper on its back edge halfway up 40 for a standard door.
Mount the pocket door.
Remove molding from around existing pocket door.
Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom.
Putting the door in the wall frees up the usual swing path area of the standard door and allows the wall usually hidden by a swing door to be used as a part of the rest of the room.
For weight bearing walls additional.
The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you.
Cut the existing door out of frame.
Replacing a regular swing door with a sliding or pocket door is an efficient way to take full advantage of more room area.
Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb.
Installing a pocket door is 2 to 5 times more expensive than installing a standard pre hung interior style.
The channel is marked for various door widths so it s easy to cut it to the right length.
Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above.
Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door.
Finally we painted the door and cut a new opening for the pocket door latch.
They use no floor or wall space and add an architectural flair to a home.
Are pocket doors more expensive than standard pre hung interior doors.