This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
Changing a pocket door to a regular door.
Carefully cut drywall and pocket door frame to allow a 2x4 stiffener on hinge side of the new door.
The family handyman expert rick muscoplat will show you how remove a pocket door and install a new one.
Step 2 move door to the fully closed position and remove it from the upper track by pushing the bottom of the door out then lifting up until the rollers detach from the metal track at the top.
If you re looking to update your style and remove a pocket door to replace with a new one it isn t difficult to do.
Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb.
Use a pocket door wrench to turn the hanger a quarter of a turn at a time until the door is parallel with the jamb.
In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room.
As long as the measurement is correct for the pocket opening the door is the right thickness and the door hasn t been pre drilled for a standard door lockset or hinges you can use any kind of door for a pocket door.
If you have a gap at the bottom of the door that is causing rubbing towards the top of your door you can lower the door by adjusting the hanger that is positioned the furthest away from the door latch.
If not you can buy a pocket door kit which includes all of the hardware for the door and build it into the existing wall.
A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.
Remove strike side jamb cut out steel track above.
To hang a pocket door you need a rough opening that is twice as wide as the door itself.
The metal and wood cage that the pocket door slides into is usually installed when the walls are framed.