Pocket door retro-fit

I I followed that correctly you want to remove the door on the left in the above photo. then you want to extend the wall into the other closet on the right and use that wall for the pocket door to slide into. If that is correct I don’t see any problems. You will have to remove the corner studs and install the kit that you buy for the door to slide into. It should work fine. Follow the instructions closely and things should work. I was on a job where we installed to French doors as pocket doors in a restaurant. It made a private meeting room or could be opened for a larger dining room. Worked fine and the doors were heavy because of the glass. If you can remove all the support here then you are going to be okay.

Building a false wall sounds great way to get that in. I do have one suggestion is use a 4 wheel trolley pocket door, they are so much better than 2 wheel frames. It gives you a quiet ride and no track jump offs. In a tight install you will love that feature. In my area the best was Johnson track.

-- Steve Groeneweg, www.UltimateCarver.com

When it comes to this type of door, I prefer this one 6-Raised Panel Traditional Bi-Fold Door from http://caldwells.com/sliding-closet-door-hardware it’s a maple and unique by design.

Called Caldwells – they don’t ship and they told me to stop by the showroom – sad, I am in Maryland. They have a few things that I could really use.

-- Love woodworking and fixing most anything

Looks good