Single Pocket Door Installation, Residential
Application
Here is an
application of a pocket door that I thought turned out very nicely.
The original configuration was a small half-bath, with a door that
swings in. Unfortunately, your body gets in the way when you go into
the small space and try to close the door.The natural configuration
is to have the door open outward, but that is not so great for my
situation. My wife has a disability and uses a walker or wheelchair.
She asked for a pocket door because if the door were to open out,
the walker or wheelchair would be in the way. I was able to reuse
the existing door, which is a quality solid wood door. Since I
expected the door to get a lot of use, I wanted to hang it from
hardware that would stand up. I selected the Johnson 1500 pocket
door frame with heavy duty hangers. I did all of the work
myself with the help of an experienced friend. It was my first
project of the type, but as you can see, it turned out just swell. I
would choose Johnson hardware if I had to do it again. My wife loves
her pocket door. It has also garnered compliments from two
assessors.
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