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Pocket Door Repair? jJim McLaughlin 01-28-2008
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Posted by jJim McLaughlin on January 28, 2008, 1:41 pm
I have a pocket door between th MBR and MBath.

Its in the wall, i.e. in the full open position. Hasn't really worked
since I bought the house in 1978. Doesn't clear the rug side of the
passageway between he bedroom and the bathroom.

I'm going to be re - carpeting the MBR and installing a tile floor in
the MBath.

I know that I can re do the carpet and the tile floor leaving the poket door
in the wall.

As long as I'm going to be doing the capet and a new tile floor in the
bath,
I figure I might a well get the door operating.

The configuration of the rooms is such that replacement with a standard
door
will not work. (Hey, I only bought the place, I didn't design it.)

Long ago I saw a TV piece on "Ask These Four Idiots" about repairing
pocket doors. Of course I didn't videotape it (gives you an idea about
how long ago this was). I'm looking for that piece. Anybody have any idea
on where to findit, or a link o it.

I am separately Googling for material on pocket door repair.

If any body has already got some URL cites to sites dealing with pocket door
repair, I dappreciate it if you would share those with me.

Thanks.


Posted by John Gilmer on January 28, 2008, 1:59 pm

>I have a pocket door between th MBR and MBath.
>
> Its in the wall, i.e. in the full open position. Hasn't really worked
> since I bought the house in 1978. Doesn't clear the rug side of the
> passageway between he bedroom and the bathroom.

First you have to figure out how YOUR pocket door works. Most doors hang
from two sets of rollers and each roller set has an independed height
adjustment. If luck is with you it might be possible to adjust your way
out of your problem.

Note that it may be necessary to remove some trim to make the adjustment.
(Try using offset screwdrivers first.) It's almost always necessary to
remove trim to replace broken parts. If you house is "pre war" it might be
impossible to get drop in replacement parts and you will have to adapt
whatever your big box stores happens to stock. "Modern" doors usually use
plastic guides to keep the door from banging into the frame, for example.

If there are several broken or missing parts, you might just want to buy a
complete pocket door kit from your Big Box store. This will replace ALL
the metal hardware and in the future replacement parts will be easier to
come by.

As with any door, if you might have to trim to provide easy movement over
carpeting or new flooring.
>
> I'm going to be re - carpeting the MBR and installing a tile floor in the
> MBath.
>
> I know that I can re do the carpet and the tile floor leaving the poket
> door
> in the wall.
>
> As long as I'm going to be doing the capet and a new tile floor in the
> bath,
> I figure I might a well get the door operating.
>
> The configuration of the rooms is such that replacement with a standard
> door
> will not work. (Hey, I only bought the place, I didn't design it.)
>
> Long ago I saw a TV piece on "Ask These Four Idiots" about repairing
> pocket doors. Of course I didn't videotape it (gives you an idea about
> how long ago this was). I'm looking for that piece. Anybody have any
> idea
> on where to findit, or a link o it.
>
> I am separately Googling for material on pocket door repair.
>
> If any body has already got some URL cites to sites dealing with pocket
> door
> repair, I dappreciate it if you would share those with me.
>
> Thanks.
>



Posted by Oren on January 28, 2008, 2:01 pm
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:41:07 -0800, jJim McLaughlin

>I have a pocket door between th MBR and MBath.
>
>Its in the wall, i.e. in the full open position. Hasn't really worked
>since I bought the house in 1978. Doesn't clear the rug side of the
>passageway between he bedroom and the bathroom.
>
>I'm going to be re - carpeting the MBR and installing a tile floor in
>the MBath.
>
>I know that I can re do the carpet and the tile floor leaving the poket door
>in the wall.
>
>As long as I'm going to be doing the capet and a new tile floor in the
>bath,
>I figure I might a well get the door operating.
>
>The configuration of the rooms is such that replacement with a standard
>door
>will not work. (Hey, I only bought the place, I didn't design it.)
>
>Long ago I saw a TV piece on "Ask These Four Idiots" about repairing
>pocket doors. Of course I didn't videotape it (gives you an idea about
>how long ago this was). I'm looking for that piece. Anybody have any idea
>on where to findit, or a link o it.
>
>I am separately Googling for material on pocket door repair.
>
>If any body has already got some URL cites to sites dealing with pocket door
>repair, I dappreciate it if you would share those with me.
>
>Thanks.

http://johnsonhardware.com/

PDF install files:

http://johnsonhardware.com/install.htm

HTH


Oren
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Posted by dadiOH on January 28, 2008, 3:16 pm
jJim McLaughlin wrote:
> I have a pocket door between th MBR and MBath.
>
> Its in the wall, i.e. in the full open position. Hasn't really
> worked since I bought the house in 1978. Doesn't clear the rug side
> of the passageway between he bedroom and the bathroom.
>
> I'm going to be re - carpeting the MBR and installing a tile floor
> in
> the MBath.
>
> I know that I can re do the carpet and the tile floor leaving the
> poket door in the wall.
>
> As long as I'm going to be doing the capet and a new tile floor in
> the bath,
> I figure I might a well get the door operating.
>
> The configuration of the rooms is such that replacement with a
> standard door
> will not work. (Hey, I only bought the place, I didn't design it.)
>
> Long ago I saw a TV piece on "Ask These Four Idiots" about repairing
> pocket doors. Of course I didn't videotape it (gives you an idea
> about
> how long ago this was). I'm looking for that piece. Anybody have
> any idea on where to findit, or a link o it.
>
> I am separately Googling for material on pocket door repair.
>
> If any body has already got some URL cites to sites dealing with
> pocket door repair, I dappreciate it if you would share those with
> me.

Is being too low the only problem? If so, take off the door opening
trim at the top so you have access to the track and trolleys. The
trolleys slide in the track and are attached to the door top. There
will be some way of lowering/leveling the door incorporated into the
trolleys.

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Posted by Boden on January 28, 2008, 5:54 pm
dadiOH wrote:

> jJim McLaughlin wrote:
>
>>I have a pocket door between th MBR and MBath.
>>
>>Its in the wall, i.e. in the full open position. Hasn't really
>>worked since I bought the house in 1978. Doesn't clear the rug side
>>of the passageway between he bedroom and the bathroom.
>>
>>I'm going to be re - carpeting the MBR and installing a tile floor
>>in
>>the MBath.
>>
>>I know that I can re do the carpet and the tile floor leaving the
>>poket door in the wall.
>>
>>As long as I'm going to be doing the capet and a new tile floor in
>>the bath,
>>I figure I might a well get the door operating.
>>
>>The configuration of the rooms is such that replacement with a
>>standard door
>>will not work. (Hey, I only bought the place, I didn't design it.)
>>
>>Long ago I saw a TV piece on "Ask These Four Idiots" about repairing
>>pocket doors. Of course I didn't videotape it (gives you an idea
>>about
>>how long ago this was). I'm looking for that piece. Anybody have
>>any idea on where to findit, or a link o it.
>>
>>I am separately Googling for material on pocket door repair.
>>
>>If any body has already got some URL cites to sites dealing with
>>pocket door repair, I dappreciate it if you would share those with
>>me.
>
>
> Is being too low the only problem? If so, take off the door opening
> trim at the top so you have access to the track and trolleys. The
> trolleys slide in the track and are attached to the door top. There
> will be some way of lowering/leveling the door incorporated into the
> trolleys.
>
Take a look here.

http://www.johnsonhardware.com/pdindex.htm

Boden

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