Ok, I admit I am attempting a project a little more complicated than my current abilities, but I'm not intimidated and willing to learn. My local home store does not sell pre-hung pocket doors or pocket door kits. Their answer is to design and build it yourself. My question is how? I understand the principals of what needs to be done, I’m just not sure where to begin. There is enough wall space for a 28” pocket door (28” door with a 28” pocket). If it matters, this is an interior non load bearing wall. One of my main questions is do I build two parallel walls to form the pocket? Using “standard” construction, this would mean a door jam around 9”. Can I turn the studs sideways to minimize the door jam width? Suggestions, guidance, ideas would be much appreciated.

 

you can turn the studs sideways...i may even think about using 1x4's turned sideways if you're SURE its a non loadbearing wall.

 

I just bought a house and the bathroom has a pocket door and it will not close all the way, it sticks out about 1.5 inch. I do not know if something is in there stopping it or what. What is the best way to fix this problem? (hopefully I have given enough info)

 

I assume you mean it wont open all the way, into the wall, an inch and a half isnt bad though. If it's in all the way, how will you get it back out to close the door. If it's an issue though, and if there is some other way of grabbing the door to get it out of the wall, the only way to get it to go in farther would be to reframe it. Tear down one side of wall covering, see what's stopping it and coreect it.

 

The door opens all the way and locks properly, but it does not close all the way, the door sticks out at least 2 inches. SO it does not go far enough into the wall.

 

By open vs. close, I was thinkin of the door opening (and going into the wall), but either way we wanna talk about it is fine...as long as we both know what the others talking about...and now we do.

Either way, you mean when the door disappears into the wall, right? If so, tear down one side of wall covering and see whats stopping it, could very well be the framing, so taking the door out and looking (even if you can get it out) won't do any good.