Changing A Pocket Door

How to change a swinging door to a pocket door.

Changing a pocket door.

I hope this video empowers the handyman inside you to tackle th. An old favorite gets a new look with this updated pocket door. To replace your pocket door you will need to cut a hole in the wall for access to the rollers and track system in addition to removing the frame of the door. You will now have complete access to the roller and track.

The family handyman expert rick muscoplat will show you how remove a pocket door and install a new one. Pocket doors are space saving solutions for closets interior passageways and bedroom and bathroom entries in short almost anywhere inside your. Remove molding from around existing pocket door. The remedy for this problem is to fill in the old holes and mortises with wood filler and to create a new surface to work with.

Replacement doors themselves are the same as new ones priced from 60 to 1 000 or more for custom hand carved models. Remove the old pocket door from the opening and detach the hardware so it can be reused on the new one if necessary. Cut the existing door out of frame. Replace the pocket door pull for this project we were unable to find a new pull that exactly matched the profile of the old one.

There is rarely a reason to replace a pocket door but the cost could run close to a new installation between 1 000 and 3 500. How to replace a pocket door. Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above. You can remove the old door by tilting it downward and removing it from the rollers.

A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers. Cost skill level start to finish day. This is a common task when you are installing new flooring that is thicker than the old flooring.