Steves Pocket Door Frame Installation Instructions

Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages.
Steves pocket door frame installation instructions. The pocket door kit should have come with door latch hardware. Smooth fiberglass doors. In addition they all come with hardware needed for installation including roller assembly. Make sure the door is still sliding easily on the track and that the latches line up as needed.
Use shorter nails to install the casing on the pocket side of the door jamb to prevent damage to the door. It is constructed from unfinished grade a pine wood and can be installed to either side of the door opening depending on the available space. Having said that the frame you bought didn t come with any of these makes me think you ve got an open package. All of the steves pocket door frames that we sell in our stores come with instructions printed on the packaging.
View and download johnson hardware 1500 series installation instructions online. Follow the instructions that came with the pocket door kit. The doors used in a pocket door frame are a standard sized interior door. Wood pocket door frame is made for convenience in installing pocket doors that are hidden in a pocket of a wall.
If you reame is for a 24 inch door you would use a 24 inch interior door. For the casing trim outside use finish nails just long enough to bite into the 2 x 4s longer nails might extend too far into the door chamber and scratch the door during opening and closing. Product door slab glass factory finish interior doors 5 years 1 year 1 year steel doors 10 years clear 5 years. 1500 series pocket door frame.
1500 series door pdf manual download. Some of this will be attached to the door and some will be attached to the wall. Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing. Install the latch hardware.
Steves sons cust. Exterior door installation instructions and warranty. Steves sons at 1 800 617 8586. Textured fiberglass doors.
Measure cut and install trim around the door starting with the top header trim piece and then the side jambs.