I'm putting in a pocket door for my closet, the kind that recesses into the wall. The door that I'm using has a pattern cut into it. See the attachment The frame and trim for the bedroom door accommodates a 30 inch wide door so I want the closet door to match. After looking at pocket door frames I am unsure what width to get because I don't know if the dimensions listed for a pocket door frame are for what size door the finished frame accommodates or if you have some leeway as to how much you can add to the frame before adding trim. The issue is there is a varying amount of flat space on either side of the pattern on the door depending on what width of door you use. When the door is shut I want there to be an equal amount on either side. With a pocket door you will have an overlap of the frame and trim on the side the door recesses to. So for example if I want the finished width of the door frame with trim to be close to 30 inches wide would I get a 32 inch door and a 30 inch wide pocket door frame and shave off some of the left side of the door until it looks centered when closed? thanks

Hi there! I wonder if anyone can help... I need to attach a handle to one side of a door only, but still need it to turn and function (so a Taylors fixed blind half-spindle is no good)... and to complicate things, the handle and the door plate are separate, so the plate won't hold the handle and spindle in place - i.e. need to somehow attach to the back of the door, but (further complication!) there is little room behind. I was hoping to find something like a half-spindle with just a flush plate to put through from the back of the door? Does that make sense? Can't seem to find anything actually ready-made for this job - and not yet found the right component parts to make this myself. Ideally the spindle also needs to grroved/slotted as the handle attaches with a threaded Allen nut. Any ideas welcome! Thank you.