Double Pocket Door Rough Opening

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.

Double pocket door rough opening.

Be careful to keep the cut shallow. 84 84 84 84 84 rough opening. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. 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.

While this opening looks very large it must accommodate the door once it slides in the pocket to open. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. Ball bearing hanger wheels provide feather touch door operation making the 1500hd one of the smoothest rolling pocket door installations available. 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.

This will need to be 1 inch 2 54 cm more than twice the length of the pre existing header since it will need to span the distance of the entire rough opening. 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. Use a section of 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16cm as the new header. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.