Rough Framing Pocket Door

This domestically produced pocket door frame includes the track installation hardware and instructions.

Rough framing pocket door. Prepare the pocket door site. Drill starter pilot holes. Make the rough opening for a pocket door two times the width of the door plus 1 inch with a height of 84 1 2 inches from the highest spot on the subflooring. The rough opening for the pocket door is the rectangle created by the wall studs.

Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening. Attach the split studs. The builder s choice wood pocket door frame is constructed from solid hemlock and is conveniently pre assembled for easy installation. The rough opening is the foundation of your system.

Assemble the pocket door. The unfinished natural wood frame can be installed to either side of the door opening. This will need to be 1 inch 2 54 cm more than twice the length of the pre existing header since it will need to span the distance of the entire rough opening. The width of the rough opening is two times the door s width plus one inch for example if your door is 34 wide the opening should be 69 wide.

Finish the drywall trim. The 1500pf frame kit is packaged for easy transport and fast installation for either single door or converging door applications. 84 84 84 84 84 rough opening height from sub floor for 7 0 door. Dimensions of rough openings for pocket door frames finish door size2 0 2 4 2 6 2 8 3 0 rough opening height from sub floor for 6 8 door.

Be careful to keep the cut shallow. Additionally because our pocket door was paneled we realized that it needed to look centered in the closed position. It s a very specific height and width both called out in the written pocket door installation instructions. The 1500pf series standard duty pocket door frame is designed to carry heavy standard size doors up to 125lbs each in standard 2 x 4 timber or steel framed stud walls.

The rough opening commonly framed with two by fours provides a means of attaching the door in place requiring a snug fit within the opening for screws to properly penetrate the framing. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Put the door in place. Take out the section of drywall which is above the door in order to frame the new header.

Temporarily position the pocket door to the header beam. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Get this wrong and you will suffer later.