Rough Framing Pocket Door

The builder s choice wood pocket door frame is constructed from solid hemlock and is conveniently pre assembled for easy installation.

Rough framing pocket door.

Drill starter pilot holes. Assemble the pocket door. Finish the drywall trim. So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide.

The unfinished natural wood frame can be installed to either side of the door opening. The 1500pf frame kit is packaged for easy transport and fast installation for either single door or converging door applications. 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.

Get this wrong and you will suffer later. The rough opening is the foundation of your system. Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.

Be careful to keep the cut shallow. While this opening looks very large it must accommodate the door once it slides in the pocket to open. It s a very specific height and width both called out in the written pocket door installation instructions. Additionally because our pocket door was paneled we realized that it needed to look centered in the closed position.

Prepare the pocket door site. Put the door in place. 84 84 84 84 84 rough opening height from sub floor for 7 0 door. The rough opening for the pocket door is the rectangle created by the wall studs.

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. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Temporarily position the pocket door to the header beam. Use a section of 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16cm as the new header.

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