Ball bearing hanger wheels provide feather touch door operation making the 1500hd one of the smoothest rolling pocket door installations available.
8 foot pocket door rough opening.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
The 1500hd series pocket door frame is designed to carry heavy solid core doors weighing up to 200lbs.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
It s a very specific height and width both called out in the written pocket door installation instructions.
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.
The rough opening for the pocket door is the rectangle created by the wall studs.
The 6 8 stands for 6 8 tall and the 3 0 stands for 3 0 wide.
Standard door rough openings.
Cut a 1 foot square block through the drywall and mark obstacles to avoid like electrical wiring.
84 84 84 84 84 rough opening.
Get this wrong and you will suffer later.
Of frame is 40 x 86 as the frame face is 2 around all 3 sides.
While this opening looks very large it must accommodate the door once it slides in the pocket to open.
The rough opening will be more than twice as wide as a usual one.
For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door.
The rough opening will seem huge.
Therefore the rough opening would be 82 1 2 tall by 38 1 2 wide.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
If you re going to frame a rough opening for a door then you ll need to know the unit size.
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.
These are the measurements for the rough opening required for a pocket door frame either in a kit or pre assembled.
The rough opening is the foundation of your system.