Ease of Pocket Door Installation

Henry asks:

"How hard is it to install a pocket door frame kit?"

Thanks for asking Henry. The easiest pocket door of them all to install is the Wall Mount Pocket Door System. It doesn't get much simpler than that!

Standard Pocket doors are easiest to be added during new home construction, or during remodeleing. Installing a pocket door in an existing home is a little bit of work but nothing excessive. It's well worth the effort in the end.

You'll need to do some demolition work to create the opening for a pocket door. You'll need an opening a little larger than twice the size of the pocket door you intend to use. First, however, examine the wall you're about to demolish to determine if it has water or electrical lines you may need to re-route, or if it's a load bearing wall. Take appropriate action.

Get the best pocket door hardware you can find, for years of trouble-free operation. We sell only the heavy duty variety at BuildingHomeCenter.com You won't usually find this stuff at you're local Home Depot or Lowes. If you're going to do the framing yourself, then our track and hardware systems are the way to go.

We also carry the full Frame Kits as well. They have steel wrapped studs that won't warp over time, and the rollers and track are designed in such a way as to virtually eliminate the rollers jumping from the track.

The 100 Series Track & Hardware and the 1500 series FrameKits support a pocket door up to 200 lbs (with the optional ball bearing rollers).

The 200 Series Track & Hardware and the 2000 series FrameKits support a pocket door up to 300 lbs, and include ball bearing rollers as standard.

By the way, if you have 2 x 6 walls, we have, in stock, just the right product for you...the 1560 FrameKit.

Take a look at our pocket door tack and hardware and framekits, and use the PDF installation files located at the bottom of th eproduct pages...they come in really handy as a study tool while you're still in the planning process.

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