These exterior pocket doors come in aluminum and aluminum clad.
Sliding door that goes into wall.
Regular doors that swing open into a room create unusable.
The door slides right into a space in the wall when you need to open it.
Pocket sliding doors are really convenient for a number of different reasons.
A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.
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.
When closed they create a stately wall of light.
Expand your living space with pocket sliding glass doors.
In some older homes a sliding pocket door was used to create privacy and separate a living room from a parlor or dining room.
When fully open the glass panels slide into the wall pocket and completely disappear from view.
Installing a pocket door is an excellent way to increase the usable space in small rooms.
Your door panels can even slide into the wall cavity to be completely tucked away when not in use.
The most apparent convenience of these doors is that they will disappear into the wall.
Mount hangers on the top of the door this is how the door will slide.
Doors can open from left right or center.
Top hung system allows for easy operation.
Another space saving option is to have one door sliding across two openings typically a bathroom and a cupboard.
Then slide the wheeled carriages into the track.
Folding door folding glass walls.
Place the hardware and the door into the slider track.
Doors in these walls will have headers usually laminated beams over their openings.
A pocket sliding door will have a single panel and features no hinges at all.
When open these moving glass walls fold up to beautifully frame your view.
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.
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.
Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type.
How to put a sliding door inside of a wall.
Hook the hangers onto the carriages.
Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one.
The aluminum frames and panels are thermally broken with a full weather stripped structural interlock system for improved.
Make sure that the door is sliding easily and stays level.