Can You Add A Pocket Door To An Existing Wall

Namely the pocket door that we raved about in last week s vlog.

Can you add a pocket door to an existing wall.

I mean if you can have a two foot door you can have a four foot door. That way you can remove entire. 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. It s just a slightly different header size.

Remove the existing door if applicable. 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. If you re replacing a door with a pocket door you ll need to get rid of the existing door. 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.

If you need a firm nailing surface you can temporarily slide a 2 1 8 wide board between the split jambs. Make sure the frame is level. 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. 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.

Start with removing the molding and with a reciprocating saw blade cut the shims. Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one. Remember however when attaching the drywall with drywall screws it is very important not to use screws that are too long. Yeah but there s a pocket door goes in the wall.

When the nails are cut you can remove the door frame.