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Pocket doors MiamiCuse 07-29-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on July 29, 2007, 10:20 pm
When is it appropriate to use a pocket door?

I have a corridor that will remain open 90% of the time as a corridor, but
10% of the time I may close off the corridor on both ends to form a closed
off room.

Right now it is serving this function by using two swing doors. Since I am
doing some remodeling in the adjacent rooms, I thought may be I should
consider using pocket doors for both to make it look cleaner when the doors
are not necessary they are out of sight. Is this a proper use of a pocket
door?

Where would you locate the light switch since 32" of the wall would have to
be dedicated to the cavity of the door, I have to move it to the other side
right? but if the other side is an exterior wall with practically no room
due to a window being there, I don't see an easy solution.

MC



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on July 30, 2007, 8:31 am

> When is it appropriate to use a pocket door?
>
> I have a corridor that will remain open 90% of the time as a corridor, but
> 10% of the time I may close off the corridor on both ends to form a closed
> off room.

Where
1) the door swing or door parking station is a problem, and
2) where the wall can accept a pocket easily, and
3) you need or want doors, and
4) there isn't a local humidity issue (for wood doors-they can warp quite a
bit over time)

> Right now it is serving this function by using two swing doors. Since I
> am doing some remodeling in the adjacent rooms, I thought may be I should
> consider using pocket doors for both to make it look cleaner when the
> doors are not necessary they are out of sight. Is this a proper use of a
> pocket door?

As posed, this is an aesthetic question....It's up to you.

> Where would you locate the light switch since 32" of the wall would have
> to be dedicated to the cavity of the door, I have to move it to the other
> side right?

Depends on construction, you may get away with a 1-1/2" box, which can
usually fit at a pocket...depends on the wiring logic.

--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



Posted by HVS on August 2, 2007, 5:22 pm
On 30 Jul 2007, Michael Bulatovich wrote

>
>> When is it appropriate to use a pocket door?
>>
>> I have a corridor that will remain open 90% of the time as a
>> corridor, but 10% of the time I may close off the corridor on
>> both ends to form a closed off room.
>
> Where
> 1) the door swing or door parking station is a problem, and
> 2) where the wall can accept a pocket easily, and
> 3) you need or want doors, and
> 4) there isn't a local humidity issue (for wood doors-they can
> warp quite a bit over time)
>
>> Right now it is serving this function by using two swing doors.
>> Since I am doing some remodeling in the adjacent rooms, I
>> thought may be I should consider using pocket doors for both to
>> make it look cleaner when the doors are not necessary they are
>> out of sight. Is this a proper use of a pocket door?
>
> As posed, this is an aesthetic question....It's up to you.

-snip-

There's also another solution to this problem which can work when
the width of the door opening is the width of the corridor --
building a recess into the wall of the corridor so that when the
hinged door(s) swings back, it aligns with/becomes part of the
corridor wall.

I've seen that in 18th-century houses and in 1960s' designs; done
carefully, it can make for a pleasingly elegant detail.

--
Cheers, Harvey
Architectural and topographical historian



Posted by Kris Krieger on August 2, 2007, 7:16 pm

> On 30 Jul 2007, Michael Bulatovich wrote
>
>>
>>> When is it appropriate to use a pocket door?
>>>
>>> I have a corridor that will remain open 90% of the time as a
>>> corridor, but 10% of the time I may close off the corridor on
>>> both ends to form a closed off room.
>>
>> Where
>> 1) the door swing or door parking station is a problem, and
>> 2) where the wall can accept a pocket easily, and
>> 3) you need or want doors, and
>> 4) there isn't a local humidity issue (for wood doors-they can
>> warp quite a bit over time)
>>
>>> Right now it is serving this function by using two swing doors.
>>> Since I am doing some remodeling in the adjacent rooms, I
>>> thought may be I should consider using pocket doors for both to
>>> make it look cleaner when the doors are not necessary they are
>>> out of sight. Is this a proper use of a pocket door?
>>
>> As posed, this is an aesthetic question....It's up to you.
>
> -snip-
>
> There's also another solution to this problem which can work when
> the width of the door opening is the width of the corridor --
> building a recess into the wall of the corridor so that when the
> hinged door(s) swings back, it aligns with/becomes part of the
> corridor wall.
>
> I've seen that in 18th-century houses and in 1960s' designs; done
> carefully, it can make for a pleasingly elegant detail.
>

Ah, I get it - yes, that *could* be a nice Artisan detail. Very
"Montecello" so to speak: high-skill cabinetry. You see that sort fo
"tuck-away closure" in certain very fine woodworking. IMO a very
interesting idea :)


Posted by HVS on August 3, 2007, 10:05 am
On 03 Aug 2007, Kris Krieger wrote

>> There's also another solution to this problem which can work
>> when the width of the door opening is the width of the corridor
>> -- building a recess into the wall of the corridor so that when
>> the hinged door(s) swings back, it aligns with/becomes part of
>> the corridor wall.
>>
>> I've seen that in 18th-century houses and in 1960s' designs;
>> done carefully, it can make for a pleasingly elegant detail.
>>
>
> Ah, I get it - yes, that *could* be a nice Artisan detail. Very
> "Montecello" so to speak: high-skill cabinetry. You see that
> sort fo "tuck-away closure" in certain very fine woodworking.
> IMO a very interesting idea :)

I think I first saw it as a solution to inter-connecting doors
through a thick (former exterior) wall: the opening and doors were
formed so that the doors became part of the panelling of the
intermediate walls. Very pleasing effect.

--
Cheers, Harvey
Architectural and topographical historian



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