Pocket Door In A 6" Wall

72chevy4x4

I've installed pocket doors in standard 2x4 walls and noticed they're a bit flimsy. curent project involves a pocket door going into a closet. I'm considering 6" studs for the wall with extra wood on the closet side of the wall for hanging the rods/shelving from. Has anyone tried this?

loneframer

We do pocket doors in 6" walls all the time. I like to use the factory studs and laminate a 1" rip to either side. This way no screws can pierce the stud and scratch the door, which is a common problem with drywallers who speak a different language and come from the rainforest where they lived in grass huts or some s#!t like that.

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rbsremodeling

I do probably 10-20 pocket doors in 2x4 walls. It has to be the kit or the building technique you are using.

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buckeyeso2

we only use put pocket doors in 2x4 walls if we absolutely have to. You can't get electrical in these walls. We turn our studs flat in a 2x6 wall, and have had real good success with this method.

Loneframer--you have trouble with drywall screws "piercing" the door even in a 2x6 wall? Those kits are too pricey to use if you don't have to, IMO

loneframer

Not in a 2x6 wall, that's why we went to that setup. I still like to use the kit because the metal wrapped studs keep things nice and straight.

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Mike772

When someone says pocket door, I think of the pre-fabbed frame the lumber yard sends that is made of 1x's. Yes, very flimsy in 2x4 walls.

I install many in 2x6 walls. I start with that prefab frame and install it, centered in the r.o. Then I add a layer of 1/2" sound board, for insulation. Then goes a layer of 1/2" plywood. Then drywall.

The result is a very solid and sound deadend pocket door frame. I'm sure there are other methods, but this one works for me.

RED HORSE 554

This is a tough pocket door Give this a look. far better than a stanley or the others sold at home depot and lowes http://www.kristrack.com/content.php?cat=27

72chevy4x4

thanks for the good ideas. the probelm with the units I've installed in the past, which were box store units with metal tracks filled w/ a 1x2, there was a little too much movement in the wall. I'll report back on my method...going in Wednesday.