Add Pocket Door To Existing Wall

For weight bearing walls additional.

Add pocket door to existing wall.

To install a pocket door in an existing wall you have to remove drywall and it s easier to uncover the entire wall instead of trying to work in a limited opening. Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one. Then put the hardware and door into the slider track. Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit.

The rate charged by a professional hang a standard model is 150 to 200. In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room. Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing. It will cost you between 1 000 and 3 500 to have a pocket door installed in an existing wall.

Learn how to install a pocket door in an existing doorway and wall. To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall. Installing a pocket door is not quite as fast a project as installing a sliding barn door on the exterior of the wall but like we mentioned last week we really love it for the sleek space saving benefits especially in an already narrow hallway every inch counts extra privacy and it still gives us that bit of hallway wall space to decorate. If the old frame is in poor condition an extra 100 to 150 may be added to the cost of having a pre hung unit installed depending on your location.

Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type. A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.