Doors and Windows - pocket doors

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tanko
06-16-01, 10:24 PM
I am making a new bathroom wall and i'm considering using a pocket door to save some room.I have never done anything like this and i really don't know where to start.I was hoping to find a prehung assembly but i have yet to find anything besides a track to install.
could anyone give me some help on finding one or some tips on how to form the wall? i dont know how to make a wall with no studs.
thanks for any help.

lefty
06-17-01, 12:56 AM
If you haven't found a pre-hung pocket door, you are looking in the wrong place. That is how 95% of them are sold! To install a 30" pocket door, you need to frame a 61" opening for it. Find the door first and there should be some sort of instructions with it telling you exactly what size opening it will require.
tanko
06-17-01, 08:53 PM
Thanks alot for the advice it is encouraging.I was about to give up on a pocket door or get a carpenter to install one,which would mean admitting defeat.I am located in lafayette, louisiana does anyone know where i could find a door? Again thanks for the help.

lefty
06-17-01, 10:12 PM
If Home Depot or Menards can't help you, try any lumber yard where your local contractors shop.