Installation Of Pocket Doors In Existing Walls

A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.

Installation of pocket doors in existing walls.

It will cost you between 1 000 and 3 500 to have a pocket door installed in an existing wall. Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type. Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing. 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.

Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit. In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room. Installing a pocket door is not quite as fast a project as installing a sliding barn door on the exterior of the wall but like we mentioned last week we really love it for the sleek space saving benefits especially in an already narrow hallway every inch counts extra privacy and it still gives us that bit of hallway wall space to decorate. Doors in these walls will have headers usually laminated beams over their openings.

Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one. Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. That way you can remove entire. If the old frame is in poor condition an extra 100 to 150 may be added to the cost of having a pre hung unit installed depending on your location.

Be sure to screw the brackets into the studs. To install a pocket door in an existing wall you have to remove drywall and it s easier to uncover the entire wall instead of trying to work in a limited opening.