A Pocket Door Rough Opening

Finally re hang the door and then install the door guides on the inside and outside of the door at the mouth of the pocket.

A pocket door rough opening.

Rough opening is the total height of the pocket door frame for the height and add 3 4 quot. To the total length for trim board. Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door 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.

The adjustable guides center the door in the opening with enough clearance for it to slide smoothly. Door would be 64 quot. 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. Carpentry 101 pocket door frame basics.

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. Slot the wheel hangers into the metal header track. The rough opening is the foundation of your system.

84 84 84 84 84 rough opening height from sub floor for 7 0 door. It s a very specific height and width both called out in the written pocket door installation instructions. Solid nylon wheel hangers allow a pocket door to open and close. Get this wrong and you will suffer later.

When you re replacing a header in a load bearing wall it is recommended that you use 2 by 12 s 5 08 by 30 48 cm for the new header. The height is 80 which is considered 6 8 or 6 8 add 2 1 2 to the actual door height and frame it 82 1 2 high. While this opening looks very large it must accommodate the door once it slides in the pocket to open. Additionally because our pocket door was paneled we realized that it needed to look centered in the closed position.