More dexterity is needed to slide a pocket door open and shut using a flush or recessed pull than to grasp well designed user friendly standard door hardware.
Change pocket door to regular door.
Fabricate and install rough opening framing.
Tips for successful pocket door installation.
Bypass or pocket doors give more space in a room and can be installed in the space where a hinged door already exists but there are some things to consider.
So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
Remove molding from around existing pocket door.
A regular door has hinges on the side that have pins in them.
All you have to do is remove the pins and the the door will come off.
Releasing pocket door hangers.
This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
Bypass doors require twice the width of an ordinary door so you will need to enlarge the door opening unless you are replacing double doors.
Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door.
Replacing the pocket door assembly with a conventional hinged swing door can improve the functionality of the doorway and greatly improve appearance and security.
To hang a pocket door you need a rough opening that is twice as wide as the door itself.
Install pocket door hardware.
Sliding pocket doors are hard to manage for anyone with limited use of their hands such as arthritis sufferers.
The family handyman expert rick muscoplat will show you how remove a pocket door and install a new one.
Hang and adjust pocket door.
Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above.
Over time an interior pocket door can become outdated worn or warped causing it to track poorly or not close properly.
A pocket door is similar except that it is supported by hangers at the top of the door.
Pocket doors are installed differently than conventional doors.
Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer.