@@stateniland you should never have to replace the track unless something crazy happens like someone running through the door. The carrier is very easy to replace without removing track and you DO NOT CUT A HOLE IN WALL
This is the best thing I've found on replacing pocket doors, I have a home with the original doors from the 80s and they're super loud and get stuff. I was ready to rip them all out but I'm super happy seeing how straight forward this is.
What an excellent video. I like how your door had most of the problems one is likely to deal with. I have to replace two pocket door tracks this week and this was very helpful to help me plan. Thank you
Great video Ron. Very clear. It's one thing to know what you are doing, which you do, but you also have mastered the art of making an excellent instructional video. Thank you!
Great video and the best I've seen on pocket doors. I have never done anything like this before and it gave me the confidence to give it a go. The section on repairing the dry wall was also very helpful and proved very straight forward. As mentioned in a previous comment, I did everything just as you said to do it. Thank you.
This is one way to do the job and, for most people, the best choice. I didn't want to open the wall which would require patching and painting. After a lot of research on the web, I found a process that didn't disturb the wall. I went to Lowes and bought a long flexible drill bit extension. You can get them in lengths of 36" to 72", and they'll accommodate a 3/16" bit. I used a #2 Phillips driver bit, which I had to grind down to have it fit in the extension. Then I removed the pocket door as Ron shows and used my flexible bit/driver setup, attached to a cordless drill, to remove the Phillips head screws holding the track inside the pocket. The track came out and I replaced it with a new track. The trick to replacing the new track was to cut the end of the new track that goes into the pocket, and make 90 degree downward fin to secure it against the vertical stud at the far end. I had to drill a hole in the fin and was able to secure it at the far end of the pocket with a wood screw. Also, I was able to drive in two additional wood screws in the track that fits into the pocket. You can drive in those screws at a slight angle without it affecting the operation of the track. The hardest part was making the flex drill bit / drive assembly.
Thank you so much! Off to fix detached carrier, on my 1979 pocket door, with confidence! Seeing how it works is inspiring me to consider DIY installing another one!
Ron, Found your video very interesting and informative from the beginning on how you analyzed the problem, possible solution and the actual repair. Especially liked the section where you addressed the situation of being by yourself and tackled the problem of elevating the door with shims. Many of us DIYers don't have a helper at the time of the repair. Kudos to you ! Looking forward to your next video. Watch your Sunday morning shows!
Great video! My house was built in the 50s and replacing the pocket door and track is the next project I'm tackling. I feel much more comfortable and prepared now.
Ron, this was a great instructional video...so great that I am commenting for the first time ever! I have a mid century home with several pocket doors and have agonized over how to replace two or three of the tracks. The instructions were perfect and I also liked several of the tips as to how to make an easier go of the repair. Much appreciated!
Oh thank you Ron. I need to replace my door hardware because it keeps falling off the rail and I didn't know how I was going to do it cleanly. Very easy to follow instructions. Wish me luck!
Absolutely the best video on this topic and I have watched at least 10, hoping to see that I don’t have to take off the entire casing to get the door off the track!
When putting back the drywall, there was no mention of how deep you could make the backing or finding a screw length that wouldn't interfere with the operation of the door. Minor cosmetic annoyance versus practically rebuilding the entire thing, explains why most pocket doors I've ever come across have all these issues, or don't work at all.
Wow, I was getting ready to tear out the entire door assembly because I hate how the door rolls when it opens. I thought I had to replace it all. But thanks to your video, I have a MUCH better option! I can’t thank you enough!
Excellent tutorial, and exactly what I needed. Thank you. This project, which seemed impossible before, now seems totally within reach. I will post again if I am able to complete the project successfully.
@@catwoe5707 I ended up hiring a professional to do the job, because I realized that while I could do this, it was more valuable to me to spend the time I would have spent doing this doing something else. I could have done the project, but I don't think that it would have been as well-done as if I had simply hired a professional, since our first attempts at a new task are usually going to meet with unexpected problems and will lack on the execution side of things. Since this was a door in my home which would be visible to others, I figure that having it look good was more valuable to me than growing that skill set, which I will hopefully never have to use again. It was still valuable to know the process, because I had an understanding of what the job entailed and had some useful input while he was doing the job. I'm fine with this decision. We will never be able to master all of the skills we want to master in this life, because there's always a limiting factor. Sometimes that's time, or money, or skill, or resources, or sometimes just enthusiasm. We focus on what's important to us and let others, who focused on the other stuff, do what is important to them. Thanks for checking in.
Exceptional video! I think, however, I will stay with the noisy in-need-of-paint pocket door we currently try to live with. Or, maybe not! Thanks for the clear and focused video without the obnoxious and loud shout-out at the beginning!
I absolutely loved this video! Your instruction has convinced me to replace my pocket door. We have a 30+ year old one that is very rickety and sometimes we get "stuck" in the bathroom and can't get out because the door won't open! My question is: Where can I buy the fancy track and ball bearings you used? And, can I buy a regular door and attach it instead of reusing the flimsy old pocket door we have now? The wall is completely open right now so will be easy to do if I can find the right parts. Many thanks!
I find that a utility knife works very well for cutting a work opening or for adding a switch or receptacle box in a wall. Very little dust or debris and the kerf of the knife is much less than a saw. A knife with a sharp blade and a metal straight edge works wonders with very little clean up required.
Well this guy had a handful of a repair. BUT I’ve used that style of hanger before and had them unscrew from rollers So be sure to apply some 242 blue loctite on threads
Excellent work! I am thinking about having mine (3) painted as the existing paint has yellowed a bit. I was wondering how the doors would be removed or if they would need removed.
Just had one fail, completely and another that's broken, but functional enough. After watching this video I hate them even more than before. Having said that at least I know what I'm facing.
Hi Ron ~ your instructions is excellent. Can you let me know the model number and brand name for your pocket door system that you use? such a good system. Thanks.
I tried this, some things I ran into that others may as well: Door didn't come off the track like it did in the video. Had to bend the track with pliers to get the wheels out. Had to use shorter (1¼) screws than drywall screws because drywall screws (1⅝) hit the sliding door Forgetting to adjust for height before putting trim back on, oops! Had to cut track down with hack saw Had to cut door down to make shorter because previous owner raised the floor level 60 year old door had warped (cupped) ½ inch over to misalign with lock. Had to chisel the receiving are over to the left a little to correct
We have a pocket door on our master bedroom to bathroom. We just finished painting our bedroom. Was considering replacing the pocket door and installing a barn door, but now wondering if I'm better off just replacing the hardware on the existing pocket door. Does it matter what side of the wall this is done from? Bathroom is next, so if I can work from that side I'd prefer it!
Question. Do the replacement wheels go in the same direction or opposite directions. Meaning the components have two wheels on one side and one on the other side. When I install them do I keep them the same, with the sides with the two wheels on the same side of the track. Or do I make it opposite?
Johnson Series 100 is a double roller track kit that fit the pocket doors I replaced at my home. I found them a Home Depot. I wanted a smoother door movement, and originally had single roller wheels on a narrow track. The Johnson Series 100 has double, side by side, rollers that seems a lot smoother and quieter when the door moves in and out of the pocket.
A couple of questions. The instructions that come with the door leave some points unclear. It indicates that the track should be cut such that it is 1.5" short of the finish jamb. This isn't mentioned in the video. Then the instructions say nothing about which end of the track should be cut off to shorten the track nor do they say anything about the logistics of the different drill holes -- several are made to slide off of the screws, apparently for easy removal if needed at some point and several are just a dole with no allowance for movement.. In the video the non-enclosed track section is hung using the slide off screw holes -- it seems to me that the install should have all of the slide off screw holes inside the pocket door enclosure otherwise you would still have to reopen the wall to remove the track in the future. Apart from the foregoing, the video helped me take on this project and I appreciate the help.
I wish this type of craftsmanship was still around. I can’t seem to find anyone in my area with attention to detail like this.
Fire the guy. You don't cut the wall
@@kosmotto how do you get to the screws at the back of the top track?
@@kosmotto You can’t say this and not tell us how you would do it. Do tell
??? Still around? Sure it is. You just don't know how to find them
@@stateniland you should never have to replace the track unless something crazy happens like someone running through the door. The carrier is very easy to replace without removing track and you DO NOT CUT A HOLE IN WALL
This is the best thing I've found on replacing pocket doors, I have a home with the original doors from the 80s and they're super loud and get stuff. I was ready to rip them all out but I'm super happy seeing how straight forward this is.
Ron, you are the man! Just finished this project yesterday thanks to this video. Did everything just the way you did.
What an excellent video. I like how your door had most of the problems one is likely to deal with. I have to replace two pocket door tracks this week and this was very helpful to help me plan. Thank you
Great video Ron. Very clear. It's one thing to know what you are doing, which you do, but you also have mastered the art of making an excellent instructional video. Thank you!
Great video and the best I've seen on pocket doors. I have never done anything like this before and it gave me the confidence to give it a go. The section on repairing the dry wall was also very helpful and proved very straight forward. As mentioned in a previous comment, I did everything just as you said to do it. Thank you.
This is one way to do the job and, for most people, the best choice. I didn't want to open the wall which would require patching and painting. After a lot of research on the web, I found a process that didn't disturb the wall. I went to Lowes and bought a long flexible drill bit extension. You can get them in lengths of 36" to 72", and they'll accommodate a 3/16" bit. I used a #2 Phillips driver bit, which I had to grind down to have it fit in the extension. Then I removed the pocket door as Ron shows and used my flexible bit/driver setup, attached to a cordless drill, to remove the Phillips head screws holding the track inside the pocket. The track came out and I replaced it with a new track. The trick to replacing the new track was to cut the end of the new track that goes into the pocket, and make 90 degree downward fin to secure it against the vertical stud at the far end. I had to drill a hole in the fin and was able to secure it at the far end of the pocket with a wood screw. Also, I was able to drive in two additional wood screws in the track that fits into the pocket. You can drive in those screws at a slight angle without it affecting the operation of the track. The hardest part was making the flex drill bit / drive assembly.
Thanks for the tip
Wow
Thank you so much! Off to fix detached carrier, on my 1979 pocket door, with confidence! Seeing how it works is inspiring me to consider DIY installing another one!
Ron,
Found your video very interesting and informative from the beginning on how you analyzed the problem, possible solution and the actual repair. Especially liked the section where you addressed the situation of being by yourself and tackled the problem of elevating the door with shims. Many of us DIYers don't have a helper at the time of the repair. Kudos to you ! Looking forward to your next video. Watch your Sunday morning shows!
Great video! My house was built in the 50s and replacing the pocket door and track is the next project I'm tackling. I feel much more comfortable and prepared now.
Ron, this was a great instructional video...so great that I am commenting for the first time ever! I have a mid century home with several pocket doors and have agonized over how to replace two or three of the tracks. The instructions were perfect and I also liked several of the tips as to how to make an easier go of the repair. Much appreciated!
I need to work while listening that background music, I am sure it will help me in my future projects.
Very very helpful info! I’m about to tackle fixing an old pocket door, and this video made the task seem way more approachable! Thanks so much!
Oh thank you Ron. I need to replace my door hardware because it keeps falling off the rail and I didn't know how I was going to do it cleanly. Very easy to follow instructions. Wish me luck!
Thanks for a great instructional video on pocket door repair. I have such a door that needs work and now I feel confident to tackle it.
Love watching Ron, have learned so much over the years and now I watch just for fun.
Nice! I didn't remember how to get the door out of the pocket, and I didn't want to tear out too many pieces on someone else's house, so thank you
Enjoyed Ron's videos for many years. Still like them.
Absolutely the best video on this topic and I have watched at least 10, hoping to see that I don’t have to take off the entire casing to get the door off the track!
Can you tell me the hardware you used. What kind of brand?
Thank you, this was exactly what I needed, wy easier than the awful directions that came in the box!
When putting back the drywall, there was no mention of how deep you could make the backing or finding a screw length that wouldn't interfere with the operation of the door. Minor cosmetic annoyance versus practically rebuilding the entire thing, explains why most pocket doors I've ever come across have all these issues, or don't work at all.
Do it with the door open and inside the pocket. Should tell you how deep the backing and screws can be.
Wow, I was getting ready to tear out the entire door assembly because I hate how the door rolls when it opens. I thought I had to replace it all. But thanks to your video, I have a MUCH better option! I can’t thank you enough!
My friend , you have saved me so much time
That was a huge help. The pocket door I was doing had a slim frame around it so it was slightly different but the principles were the same. Thank you.
Thank you uncle for Shared experiences .The results turned out to be very beautiful.
Great job, many years of experience behind it.thxs for the video.
Great job Ron! Your presentation is informative and entertaining.
Wow. This was insanely helpful. Now, I just hope i can execute it even half as well.
fantastic tutorial, you saved my life and sanity!
Outstanding!! You are a true craftsman.
Fantastic! The detail and explanation. 💯 Awesome work. Thank you!
0:40 you know its good when you hear this music
Amazing! You make it look so simple! Well done.
Very clean job. Thanks for this, going to help me tremendously when I decide to redo mine.
Thanks for the video very helpful, I repaired my pocket door just the way you said, same hardware and track.
Nice job. Perfect explanation of the entire process. I really appreciate it!
Excellent. Great skills from the past. Do it right or don't do it. You nail it!
great job, turned out perfect. very skilled
It really helps when you know what you are doing, this is a great video!
Thank you so much!! Great video. Super informative and easy to follow instructions.
I thought this was an easy project, up until I see him sawing a big hole in the wall.... Now I have to pretty much paint that entire wall too....
Just need to do a good job with the drywall , other than that looks easy
Notice the painting hanging in that spot at the end? lol
Gold! Been searching for a while, this is what i need, thank you so much!
Excellent job. Unbeatable experience. Keep up.🙂
Great video! Learned a lot of cool tricks that would be handy on other projects
Excellent tutorial, and exactly what I needed. Thank you. This project, which seemed impossible before, now seems totally within reach. I will post again if I am able to complete the project successfully.
"Eight Months Later...."
@@catwoe5707 I ended up hiring a professional to do the job, because I realized that while I could do this, it was more valuable to me to spend the time I would have spent doing this doing something else. I could have done the project, but I don't think that it would have been as well-done as if I had simply hired a professional, since our first attempts at a new task are usually going to meet with unexpected problems and will lack on the execution side of things. Since this was a door in my home which would be visible to others, I figure that having it look good was more valuable to me than growing that skill set, which I will hopefully never have to use again. It was still valuable to know the process, because I had an understanding of what the job entailed and had some useful input while he was doing the job. I'm fine with this decision. We will never be able to master all of the skills we want to master in this life, because there's always a limiting factor. Sometimes that's time, or money, or skill, or resources, or sometimes just enthusiasm. We focus on what's important to us and let others, who focused on the other stuff, do what is important to them.
Thanks for checking in.
Ron, it seems to me you do a good job every chance you get.
Nice work 👏 I do construction but I haven't replaced a pocket door im going to do this tomorrow
Ty so much I will now be able to fix my 88 yr old moms pocket door 😊
great success! thank you for this informative and helpful video!
Exceptional video! I think, however, I will stay with the noisy in-need-of-paint pocket door we currently try to live with. Or, maybe not! Thanks for the clear and focused video without the obnoxious and loud shout-out at the beginning!
Whoa.. u have a magic hand.. I wish you were here in India to help me out in renovating my home...
Holly crap.That makita drill is a museum piece!!
1987 model??
I absolutely loved this video! Your instruction has convinced me to replace my pocket door. We have a 30+ year old one that is very rickety and sometimes we get "stuck" in the bathroom and can't get out because the door won't open! My question is: Where can I buy the fancy track and ball bearings you used? And, can I buy a regular door and attach it instead of reusing the flimsy old pocket door we have now? The wall is completely open right now so will be easy to do if I can find the right parts. Many thanks!
Wow! Absolutely perfect video! Thank you!
Perfect job. Thanks a lot
What product line kit did you use for this replacement track and where can I find it?
Thanks Ron! Really helpful!
I find that a utility knife works very well for cutting a work opening or for adding a switch or receptacle box in a wall. Very little dust or debris and the kerf of the knife is much less than a saw. A knife with a sharp blade and a metal straight edge works wonders with very little clean up required.
Such a good video, thank you!
Slick panel on the van for chisels have not seen that before 👍
Thanks, you covered it all.
Great tutorials thank you sir
I am impressed!
Nice video and wonderful pro tips!!! Thanks!!!
Never hire a young handyman! Outstanding, thorough tuitorial.
Thanks. Great Video!
Anyone else impressed by that Van's side door?
Well this guy had a handful of a repair.
BUT I’ve used that style of hanger before and had them unscrew from rollers
So be sure to apply some 242 blue loctite on threads
Thanks to your video I've decided to keep my pocket door as an upgrade project rather than removing and replacing with a prehung door.
Amazing video. My gosh it's perfect
Hold my beer...Bout to go and make this $300 real quick ....
You showed out with the remote controlled truck camper top😂
Awesome work.
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent work! I am thinking about having mine (3) painted as the existing paint has yellowed a bit. I was wondering how the doors would be removed or if they would need removed.
Really nice
Just had one fail, completely and another that's broken, but functional enough. After watching this video I hate them even more than before. Having said that at least I know what I'm facing.
Awesome!
How much time would it take to do this type of repair (do, track and drywall mud & paint) ? Great video. A Natural-Born Teacher. Thank you
Thank you
awesome video and great production. $1000!
Thanks!
Awesome job
Hi Ron ~ your instructions is excellent. Can you let me know the model number and brand name for your pocket door system that you use? such a good system. Thanks.
awesome video! what set of chisels did you use?
Please come to my house and do this, that would be so awesome.
9:16 Major flex lol
A lot of work !! How much does that job cost ?
I tried this, some things I ran into that others may as well:
Door didn't come off the track like it did in the video. Had to bend the track with pliers to get the wheels out.
Had to use shorter (1¼) screws than drywall screws because drywall screws (1⅝) hit the sliding door
Forgetting to adjust for height before putting trim back on, oops!
Had to cut track down with hack saw
Had to cut door down to make shorter because previous owner raised the floor level
60 year old door had warped (cupped) ½ inch over to misalign with lock. Had to chisel the receiving are over to the left a little to correct
Nice job! I think it would have been a WHOLE lot easier to replace the latch when the door was out, though. Thanks!
Fantastic video! Wish there were a way to do it without cutting up the drywall 😡.
We have a pocket door on our master bedroom to bathroom. We just finished painting our bedroom. Was considering replacing the pocket door and installing a barn door, but now wondering if I'm better off just replacing the hardware on the existing pocket door. Does it matter what side of the wall this is done from? Bathroom is next, so if I can work from that side I'd prefer it!
Amazing instructions, thank you! One question, where can I get that open ended bent wrench? I have the same issue of spacing being off.
Should be able to get it on amazon or ebay. Or maybe a local mechanics shop who carries wrenches.
Thank you! God bless
This video feels like early 2000s
Question. Do the replacement wheels go in the same direction or opposite directions. Meaning the components have two wheels on one side and one on the other side. When I install them do I keep them the same, with the sides with the two wheels on the same side of the track. Or do I make it opposite?
Nice Job, where do i find the new track n wheels? Im having some issues with my old wheels that keep on getting off track and i want to change to this
You can get them a most hardware stores such as Home Depot and Lowes, or you can look them up online.
Johnson Series 100 is a double roller track kit that fit the pocket doors I replaced at my home. I found them a Home Depot. I wanted a smoother door movement, and originally had single roller wheels on a narrow track. The Johnson Series 100 has double, side by side, rollers that seems a lot smoother and quieter when the door moves in and out of the pocket.
Wow
Awesome thanks 🙏
A couple of questions. The instructions that come with the door leave some points unclear. It indicates that the track should be cut such that it is 1.5" short of the finish jamb. This isn't mentioned in the video. Then the instructions say nothing about which end of the track should be cut off to shorten the track nor do they say anything about the logistics of the different drill holes -- several are made to slide off of the screws, apparently for easy removal if needed at some point and several are just a dole with no allowance for movement.. In the video the non-enclosed track section is hung using the slide off screw holes -- it seems to me that the install should have all of the slide off screw holes inside the pocket door enclosure otherwise you would still have to reopen the wall to remove the track in the future.
Apart from the foregoing, the video helped me take on this project and I appreciate the help.
I used Johnson Hardware PD100 from Home Depot. If you go to their website they have videos that might help you.
Those are great points. I've been wondering the same things myself. Let's wait patiently for his response...
Best way to do it.