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Donatelli Builders, Inc Save to Ideabook Email Photo Mounting. You’re probably familiar with inexpensive pocket door hardware, the kind that mounts to a cutout in the edge of a door with a tiny indent and a small thumb-turn nib for locking. Steer clear of those; that hardware will make you hate pocket doors. They’re inexpensive, yes, but they don’t function well. Use a mortised set like the one seen here from Halliday and Baillie. The resulting look and function is much more pleasant because it moves the recessed parts of the pull away from the door edge allowing easier access for your hands, and its larger size is easy to grip. Choose a mortised set for its looks and ease of use.
Heavy Duty Pocket Door Frame Hardware Johnson Hardware makes a slightly more cost-effective alternative to the Hawa. I used its heavy duty track system on the pocket doors in my own home. It’s also made from extruded aluminum, which ensures a uniform and even rolling surface. Also, note the four wheels on the trolleys. You’ll often see trolleys that have three wheels on lower-quality sets; four is better because it ensures a more even rolling surface.
Pocket doors: By choosing a full height sliding door here, the architect has maximized the opening and minimized the perception that it’s a door opening when the pocket door is fully open. Recessing the track is a clean, modern aesthetic, but it demands a high-quality track that won’t deflect under load or require future replacement. This is a permanent detail, so expect that the track price will reflect its durability. I believe they are too expensive for their purpose. They take away valuable wall space that can be used for wall mounted items, and trust me, no one wants triple light switches and outlets lined up in single boxes. Pocket doors are not safe for the disabled, and most of the ones here arguing vehemently FOR them are also hawking someone's products or services, probably their own. I am a homeowner, not a merchant, builder, or contractor that gets paid to advertise or has a vested interest in pocket doors. In fact, if you would please go back down the list and delete all comments that come from professionals and just read the ones from us common people, you will see that not everyone is in love with pocket doors, and some do have concerns. Get your head out of t...
Pocket Doors: Here are some other heavy duty hardware manufacturers that offer a combination of great functionality and strong aesthetics that I like to use: Rocky Mountain, FSB, Sugatsune, Emtek, Baldwin, Accurate, Häfele America Company, MWE and Krown Lab. Johnson Hardware Eric, thanks very much for including us in your article. We very much appreciate it! I would like to clarify why we use three wheel rollers in the vast majority of our Pocket Door Frames. We don't do it as a way to water down the quality of our products. We actually much prefer three rolling hangers to four wheel rollers utilizing fixed axles. The three wheels act like the legs of a tripod. With three wheels, you know that all the wheels are carrying weight. Therefore, they all wear equally. With a four wheel roller using a fixed axle, it can carry weight off balance. We have had tests for four wheel rollers that, when finished, three wheels are shredded and one wheel is pristine, because they didn't ride evenly. With our 200 Series, shown above, we remedied this by making two of the rollers sit on a "floating" axle. Those two wheels actually move up and down to ensure they carry weight. That ...
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