These exterior pocket doors come in aluminum and aluminum clad.
Sliding door that goes into wall.
Pocket sliding doors are really convenient for a number of different reasons.
Top hung system allows for easy operation.
When closed they create a stately wall of light.
Regular doors that swing open into a room create unusable.
Folding door folding glass walls.
This innovative design gives you the flexibility of an open plan feel while allowing you to instantly close off an area when you want some privacy.
Up to 10 tall and 48 wide.
Your door panels can even slide into the wall cavity to be completely tucked away when not in use.
The door slides right into a space in the wall when you need to open it.
A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.
A different approach to removing the lines between indoors and out.
Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one.
How to put a sliding door inside of a wall.
Installing a pocket door is an excellent way to increase the usable space in small rooms.
Two adjacent pocket doors leading into separate rooms can both use the same cavity if a wide enough cavity is planned in from the outset you can even configure curved doors sliding into curved walls.
Hook the hangers onto the carriages.
Expand your living space with pocket sliding glass doors.
In the former case the door opens by sliding alongside the wall while in the latter case the door opens by sliding inside it running into a system commonly known as the counterframe.
Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type.
Mount hangers on the top of the door this is how the door will slide.
In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room.
A pocket sliding door will have a single panel and features no hinges at all.
Place the hardware and the door into the slider track.
When open these moving glass walls fold up to beautifully frame your view.
The most apparent convenience of these doors is that they will disappear into the wall.
Doors can open from left right or center.
Then slide the wheeled carriages into the track.
When fully open the glass panels slide into the wall pocket and completely disappear from view.
Another space saving option is to have one door sliding across two openings typically a bathroom and a cupboard.
Make sure that the door is sliding easily and stays level.