Pocket sliding doors are really convenient for a number of different reasons.
Sliding door that goes into wall.
Before we get into pocket door installation it s important to understand the function and design of this door type.
The aluminum frames and panels are thermally broken with a full weather stripped structural interlock system for improved.
Doors in these walls will have headers usually laminated beams over their openings.
When open these moving glass walls fold up to beautifully frame your view.
Hook the hangers onto the carriages.
Then slide the wheeled carriages into the track.
The door slides right into a space in the wall when you need to open it.
Expand your living space with pocket sliding glass doors.
Another space saving option is to have one door sliding across two openings typically a bathroom and a cupboard.
The most apparent convenience of these doors is that they will disappear into the wall.
Place the hardware and the door into the slider track.
Folding door folding glass walls.
These exterior pocket doors come in aluminum and aluminum clad.
Doors can open from left right or center.
Top hung system allows for easy operation.
Mount hangers on the top of the door this is how the door will slide.
A different approach to removing the lines between indoors and out.
The counterframe of a sliding pocket door is a metal pocket that allows the door to slide inside the wall concealing from sight.
A pocket door slides into a metal and wood cage that is installed as the walls are framed.
When closed they create a stately wall of light.
Installing a pocket door in a load bearing wall requires replacing the old header with a longer one.
When fully open the glass panels slide into the wall pocket and completely disappear from view.
Up to 10 tall and 48 wide.
How to put a sliding door inside of a wall.
Regular doors that swing open into a room create unusable.
Two adjacent pocket doors leading into separate rooms can both use the same cavity if a wide enough cavity is planned in from the outset you can even configure curved doors sliding into curved walls.
Your door panels can even slide into the wall cavity to be completely tucked away when not in use.
This innovative design gives you the flexibility of an open plan feel while allowing you to instantly close off an area when you want some privacy.
A pocket sliding door will have a single panel and features no hinges at all.
Installing a pocket door is an excellent way to increase the usable space in small rooms.