Door Material The door material can heavily impact the final cost to install a pocket door. There are a number of different choices, and the best one depends on the needs of the space and homeowner.

A pocket door is designed to slide away into the pocket of a wall cavity taking up virtually no wall space and requiring no room to swing out and open like a traditional door. This feature makes a ...

Question: I was raised in an older house that had pocket doors, but they never worked smoothly. I am building my own house now, and I would like to use pocket doors. How can I avoid the problems with ...

Dear James: I like pocket doors because they save floor space, but they often don’t glide smoothly into the wall slot. What is the best method to install one? — Kevin D. Dear Kevin: As houses are ...

Q: We have an upstairs bedroom that leads into a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. The entry into this bathroom has a swinging door that should have been a sliding pocket door. We would like to install a ...

I installed a pocket door in my son’s basement several days ago. The basement remodeling project has stretched out over a year because we can only work together on Saturdays and on occasional days he ...

Dear James: When I was in college, our old dorm had pocket doors to save space, but they were hard to open and close. I would like to install pocket doors in my current house. Are the new ones any ...

Pocket door installation with soft-close and simple step-by-step guide.

Q:Are there any tricks to installing a pocket door that will be trouble-free for years? I'm pretty intimidated. A:Do as much research as possible and plan for any and all problems that may arise. The ...