How to Trim Pocket Doors
Installing pocket doors can be a difficult task, especially when you are using these items to hide doors that are completely open. Pocket doors can also be used to help trim doorframes when you are remodeling a certain room such as a kitchen or bathroom. To properly trim pocket doors, you are going to need plenty of patience and some specific tools.
Thing's You'll Need:
- Wooden screws
- Tape measurer
- Sharpening Blade
- Drill
- Screwdriver
- 1-by-4 boards
- Measure each 1-by-4 board. Make sure that they are least 8 feet long. This is to ensure that each pocket will fit properly in the doorframe. After you measure the boards, also measure the doorframes.
- Use the sharpening blade or any type of saw that can cut good (which ever is easier to obtain) and then cut one of the 1-by-4 boards to the measurement of the doorframe. Using the sharpening blade or saw. Cut the rest of the 1-by-4 boards to the same measurement of each frame on the door. Two of the measurements will be the same, while one will be different.
- Drill holes to each end of the doorframes and using wooden screws, secure them into place. It is best to do an additional measurement during this time to ensure they will fit properly before you proceed with the other boards.
- Attach the other boards to the remaining frames on the doorway. If you are trimming pocket doors to have a door close on its own after being open, you should consider attaching a door opening chase to one side of the doorframe.