How To Install Pocket Door Slides

Install sliding glass doors to gain easy access from the kitchen to the backyard.

How to install pocket door slides.

Install the track according to the thickness of the header. In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room. If needed use a hand saw to cut the track that came with your pocket door hardware so that it s 1 8 inch shorter than the opening. Install the pocket door pulls that accompany the framing kit.

Install the latch hardware. The channel is marked for various door widths so it s easy to cut it to the right length. 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. Make sure the door is still sliding easily on the track and that the latches line up as needed.

Once the frame is in place it s time for the pocket door installation. The pocket door kit should have come with door latch hardware. A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed. For doors inch thick install the track flush with the header.

Hardware installation the pocket door track is a metal channel with wooden nailing strips on each side.