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 Replace hinged door with
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doorReasons: Door takes up space inside the room. Full width of door is available for moving; wheelchair, furniture, equipment etc. Make door wider for medical bed etc. |
 Select size: 30"-32"-36" 30" door is probably too small, unless room is very small, like powder room. If new pocket door is wider than the door it is replacing, then more flooring is needed to finish project. If pocket door is same size as old door, pay close attention to flooring, and position new pocket door frame so no additional work on flooring is needed. The pocket door frame arrives complete with roller track, rollers for door, and adjustment wrench. The left side will be a standard door jamb you buy at lumber yard. The head rail and track are a separate piece that must be attached to frame. Pocket door frame is same thickness as standard 2x4 Buy from my affiliate links: Pocket door frame Pocket door frame |
 Structural overview of door frame
and wall-Project calls for removal of sheetrock, removing 2x4 door frame on one sider, and removing old header. Bottom plate will be cut back. Top plate is unaffected. If switch or plug is located on the wall, electrical wiring is required. Correct tool can locate studs and other objects such as wire and pipe hidden behind wall. If you encounter duct work, gas line or other obstruction such as brick wall, then these obstacles should be identified BEFORE removing sheetrock, followed by project review before proceeding ... unexpected obstacles are not included in the how-to. Buy: Stud finders at Amazon Wire finder Resource: How to install old work box |
 Larger imageStart by removing trim: Remove door from hinges, remove hinges. Cut caulk lines with sharp bladed utility knife. Gently remove trim and jamb with hammer and pry bar. Be careful not to mark up wall or break trim. Cut caulk along baseboard with knife. Use pry bar to separate base from wall, then use reciprocating saw or hand-held hack saw blade to cut nails so you can lift out baseboard instead of breaking it. Buy: Utility knife drywall knife Planer Reciprocating saw |
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old door jamb has notches for hinges. If new
door and trim are going to
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painted, you can fill notches with patching plaster, but do not use
water putty. Water putty will not hold paint. Patching plaster will
adhere, and can be sanded and painted. Best solution: Use 12" tabletop planer, band saw, or table saw to cut thin pieces of wood and apply glue to fill notches, and sand smooth. This will let you re-use the jamb for new pocket door installation. It is important to re-purpose items of value, especially real wood. Buy: Planer |
 Save old door casing and baseboard trim since it matches other trim in home. Carefully cut away old caulk on the trim boards with utility knife.Use Nipper or front cutter for pulling nails from back of trim and for removing electric cable staples Preserve trim appearance by pulling nails from the back of trim. Or use hack saw to cut off the nails from back. Buy: Crescent-brand end cutting nipper at Amazon End cutting nippers at Amazon |
 Prepare the wall.After trim is removed, use a putty blade to remove extra caulk from wall. Keep blade flat against wall. Use inward strokes to avoid tearing out texture or first layer of drywall. If you damage the wall, or take a section of texture off with the caulk or trim, glue it back in place using liquitex heavy body gel: a cheap, fast-drying latex glue, useful around the house. Buy: Liquitex matte super heavy gel |
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End page 1/ / How to install pocket door Go to next pages: page 2 cut opening for pocket door page 3 install new frame for pocket door page 4 install switch on pocket door page 5 install drywall on pocket door page 6 reinstall trim, texture, paint page 7 install handrail on pocket door |
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