Your lock will probably include a paper template.
How do you install a pocket door lock.
All pocket door systems are installed in basically the same way but the manufacturer s directions should give you the best advice for installing that particular product.
We were well aware of the problems associated with historic pocket door repair because they are notorious for sticking being noisy to operate or worse falling off of their tracks.
Simply install the cups of the passage lock on one door and a privacy lock on the other.
This guide is applied to the door to show you exactly where to mark the door for cutting.
Before installing a lock in an existing pocket door be sure that it rolls smoothly in the track and lines up correctly with the frame.
You may be able to find pocket doors at lumberyards too.
If you have a set of two pocket doors that come together often called converging pocket doors you can create a locking set with two round pocket door locks.
Before you begin installing your pocket door read the directions for the pocket door kit you re installing to get an overview of the process and what s involved.
Hang drywall to cover up the area behind the open pocket door.
For doors inch thick install the track flush with the header.
Step 6 hang new drywall.
Most are under 100.
This kit should contain the door split studs that allow the door to retract into the wall a track on which the door runs into the wall and door hardware.
Install the pocket door pulls that accompany the framing kit.
Purchase a pocket door kit at a hardware store.
If you want to install other hardware be sure that it can be inset into both sides of the door without blocking the door s operation.
Learn how to install pocket door handles and pulls.
Here we show how to drill out the recess for the handle and what the process looks like to complete.
Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation.
So inspired by two sets of original pocket doors in our living room we decided to turn our existing bathroom door into a pocket door.