The rate charged by a professional hang a standard model is 150 to 200.
Add pocket door to existing wall.
This demonstration is for non structural walls only.
Then put the hardware and door into the slider track.
Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one.
For weight bearing walls additional.
Installing a pocket door is not quite as fast a project as installing a sliding barn door on the exterior of the wall but like we mentioned last week we really love it for the sleek space saving benefits especially in an already narrow hallway every inch counts extra privacy and it still gives us that bit of hallway wall space to decorate.
It will cost you between 1 000 and 3 500 to have a pocket door installed in an existing wall.
To install a pocket door in an existing wall you have to remove drywall and it s easier to uncover the entire wall instead of trying to work in a limited opening.
Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type.
Next install the slider track using the rails that came in your pocket door kit.
Then cut the exposed studs to make room for the new framing.
Learn how to install a pocket door in an existing doorway and wall.
Creating the opening for the new header may require temporary ceiling support while the header.
To install a pocket door start by removing the existing door and the drywall on one side of the wall.
In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room.