How To Install Pocket Door Slides

If needed use a hand saw to cut the track that came with your pocket door hardware so that it s 1 8 inch shorter than the opening.

How to install pocket door slides.

Make sure the door is still sliding easily on the track and that the latches line up as needed. The pocket door kit should have come with door latch hardware. Install sliding glass doors to gain easy access from the kitchen to the backyard. Hardware installation the pocket door track is a metal channel with wooden nailing strips on each side.

For doors inch thick install the track flush with the header. Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type. A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed. Follow the instructions that came with the pocket door kit.

Some of this will be attached to the door and some will be attached to the wall. If you want to install other hardware be sure that it can be inset into both sides of the door without blocking the door s operation. Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation. Install the pocket door pulls that accompany the framing 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.