Rough Opening Pocket Door Framing Detail

Note that any load bearing wall will need the ceiling above it to be adequately supported during remodeling and a new load bearing 2x header must be constructed above the rough opening.

Rough opening pocket door framing detail.

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. Door widths vary but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in. Stand complete frame into opening plumb and anchor to sub floor. Using 2 4 studs frame a new rough opening to fit the dimensions for the door jamb indicated by the manufacturer of the pocket door kit.

Be sure when framing that the rough opening is plumb and the header is level. The 1500pf frame kit is packaged for easy transport and fast installation for either single door or converging door applications. The width of the rough opening is two times the door s width plus one inch for example if your door is 34 wide the opening should be 69 wide. Specifications the 1500pf series standard duty pocket door frame is designed to carry heavy standard size doors up to 125lbs each in standard 2 x 4 timber or steel framed stud walls.

This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. The 1500hd series pocket door frame is designed to carry heavy solid core doors weighing up to 200lbs. The rough opening for pocket doors is actually created by the pocket frame system used. Maintain a simple consistent nailing pattern.

While this opening looks very large it must accommodate the door once it slides in the pocket to open. Ball bearing hanger wheels provide feather touch door operation making the 1500hd one of the smoothest rolling pocket door installations available. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. Additionally because our pocket door was paneled we realized that it needed to look centered in the closed position.

84 84 84 84 84. Make the rough opening for a pocket door two times the width of the door plus 1 inch with a height of 84 1 2 inches from the highest spot on the subflooring. In some cases wood pocket frames are used that include a 3 4 strike jamb piece the full width of the wall. Dimensions of rough openings for pocket door frames finish door size 2 0 2 4 2 6 2 8 3 0 rough opening height from sub floor for 6 8 door.

Shim level and secure header to framed opening with screws not provided. The timely p series trim kit is designed to fit most common applications. By countersinking them you can hide them completely by adding a dab of caulk during the finishing process. There are three simple rules to framing rough openings efficiently.

Otherwise the pocket door will not slide smoothly. As the distance between the king studs.