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Becky I too like pocket doors. Carpenters that don't often install them may not like messing with them though. -
Well I LOVE them....gotta figure out a way to get mine done...LOL Maybe if I save enough shopping at the habitat store I'll get points with hubby and he'll let me do them... -
Bernice H This was the only arched door in the house, there were lots of arched windows though.
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Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry I can't imagine why. I guess maybe the framing for them since the installation was soooo much easier than a standard prehung door. At least for us. -
Jeanette S I think builders worry that if a pocket door warps it can be a pain to replace if it is rubbing in the pocket. They don't want costly call backs. A well installed, quality pocket door should work well for a long time without maintenance though. I should say that the arched pocket does mean that is the door needs to be replaced it would be labor intensive. Glad you like it though.
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Building Moxie JB I do get a lot of those project others don't want or know how to tackle. Makes life interesting though! :)
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oh ...ok. I like arched windows too. but why?Just one arched door? -
Well Bernice H the house does have 3 other pocket doors, 3 sets of french doors, and lots of arched windows, crown molding, chair rail, curved stairs, etc. All the doors do have arched raised panels, so maybe that was enough.
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Love this, I hate the wasted space a door takes. Why can't builders go the extra mile and do these simple things...it would make all the difference. -
Can you give us a 'how-to'? -
Janet wender Glad you like this. Good, creative builders will use pocket doors wherever they make sense. Lesser builders will only use them when they have no other choice.
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Jo This one was more difficult than it needed to be... the drywall was already installed so I had to piece in drywall at the top corners of the doorway. To do this I did have to use a router and plow out the wood pocket door frame at these corners, add some wood backing, add drywall, which then had to be taped and painted. After that it is just ordering the arched top jamb and casing to trim it with. I also set the trolley ...»
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How do you take the door out to service the hardware if needed?
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Sebastian A, Ideally, the back end of the pocket is perpendicular to a closet or other utility space and has a door jamb-sized access door so the whole door and trolleys can slide right into the next room for servicing. On this door, the forward trolley can be adjusted when positioned in the middle (top) of the arch. One trolley will give you most adjustments needed to get a nice plumb hang of the door. The second (aft) trolley ...»
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OK I am satisfied...sounds like lots of character!
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Thanks for posting this Brian. -
so true... I notice in Fl homes they are a lot more standard than in Tn or KY
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Robert Brantzeg Glad you like it. You probably pay closer attention to doors than most people!
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LOL - that's an accurate assessment. Good call Buddy.
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Janet wender I do think popularity of pocket doors varies by region. I think they are more often used in New England... and perhaps Florida has more than it's share of New Englanders who have relocated there?
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I just added a photo of the door closed (before I added the hardware). Notice the door never received a door stop molding. I made sure the door and jamb were perfectly straight and plum so no moldings were needed to cover a gap where the door and jamb meet. This provided a cleaner look, IMO.
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Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry I agree that it's a beautiful clean look!
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Very nice! I have a couple pocket door here in my Florida home. Would love to do that to them, but wouldn't you have to make the door longer somehow to go as high as the arch? -
Luci Hersey This uses a standard door (6'8" tall). The arch just comes down in the corners to 6'4" or so,
