Changing A Pocket Door

There is rarely a reason to replace a pocket door but the cost could run close to a new installation between 1 000 and 3 500.

Changing a pocket door.

The family handyman expert rick muscoplat will show you how remove a pocket door and install a new one. Remove molding from around existing pocket door. Cost skill level start to finish day. Replacement doors themselves are the same as new ones priced from 60 to 1 000 or more for custom hand carved models.

Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door. You can remove the old door by tilting it downward and removing it from the rollers. This is a common task when you are installing new flooring that is thicker than the old flooring. Pocket doors are space saving solutions for closets interior passageways and bedroom and bathroom entries in short almost anywhere inside your.

A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers. How to replace a pocket door. Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above. Replace the pocket door pull for this project we were unable to find a new pull that exactly matched the profile of the old one.

Electric drill with screwdriver attachment. Fill all of the holes and mortises in the door liberally with filler and then allow it. The remedy for this problem is to fill in the old holes and mortises with wood filler and to create a new surface to work with. To replace your pocket door you will need to cut a hole in the wall for access to the rollers and track system in addition to removing the frame of the door.

You will now have complete access to the roller and track. Cut the existing door out of frame. How to change a swinging door to a pocket door.