Doors and Windows - Finishing pocket door

I have three pocket doors in my remodel, and I am approaching the trim phase. Have been doing some reading on the proper ways to trim a pocket door and believe I have it all figured out, but I would like some tips from the pros out there who have done this many times.

The problem area for me is my doors and trim will be stained, rather than painted. I've read where some people install the vertical jamb pieces with trim screws rather than nails, for ease of future removal of the door. This sounds like a good idea to me but I'm not sure how it would look with the stained finish. Or, should I just nail them on and putty the holes?

Any tips, even ones that don't pertain directly to my question, will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks...Randy

Since your casing will be nailed to those vertical jamb pieces, it really doesn't make sense to try to make the jambs removable. I don't know of any way to make the pocket door removable without removing trim. I'd nail everything and putty the holes. Even if it needs to be removed in the future, the trim will come off even if it's nailed. Just don't go crazy with the nails.

Only tip I can give you is when you nail the inside and outside edges of the casing, don't use long nails that will nail into the pocket door!

In addition, on your top rail on the inside of the room, I would use trim screws in order to allow for minute adjustments as your house changes. You remove this piece to access the adjustment nuts. They won't be noticeable once they are slightly countersunk.

That's a good tip, chandler. I was a little apprehensive about using screws in all of the pieces. I just thought it wouldn't look good, but yet I liked the idea of being able to easily access the adjustment screws, so your idea of just screwing the inside top piece makes the best sense.

XSleeper, I hadn't even considered that part about the casing being nailed to the vertical pieces, so I might as well just nail everything like you said. But I am still going to investigate the possibility of screwing the top piece, as chandler said, if I can do it so it looks decorous. If not, I'll just nail it all and be done with it. If I need to access it later I will just have to try and remove it without damaging it so I can reinstall it afterwards.

Thanks guys...I appreciate it.