Pocket Door Frame Installation in Existing Walls Without Tearing Out
Pocket Door Frame Installation in Existing Walls Without Tearing Out Adding a pocket door to an existing wall sounds like a project that requires gutting the room. For decades it largely did, because pocket frame kits were designed for new construction, where the studs were not yet in place and the drywall had not been hung. Today, a combination of slim-profile frame kits, careful drywall removal techniques, and load-transferring temporary headers makes it possible to install a pocket door in an existing partition wall with surprisingly little disruption to surrounding finishes. This article walks through the actual sequence a working remodeler uses to do this job in a single weekend. The promise of "without tearing out" deserves an honest qualification up front. You are not going to do this with no demolition. You will, however, be able to limit drywall removal to one face of the wall, preserve the opposite face entirely, and leave flooring, baseboards, and ceiling ...
