Quick tip: Do your prep (cutting & drilling) prior to installing the door in the pocket. Set it on some cushioned saw horses. (I usually tape a couple layers of packing foam sheets or a moving blanket over the horse.
Looking great guys. They take a bit more planning, but I love pocket doors, you don’t have to consider the swing of the door. Thanks for inviting us over, be well my friends.
Great video ! Just one suggestion maybe next time you can clamp on a straight edge to run your circular saw, reciprocating saw or jig saw on and then use a an oscillating tool blade to square it off. You can also make a jig. Just a little cleaner. Circular locks could be eassier you can just use the same tools and Jigs that are used for regular doors. Thanks for sharing your video!!
11:53 I realize it's zoomed in but, that looks closer to a 5/8 (not 3/8)...it's the same width of (or wider than) your finger...hence why you find the resulting hole too wide - which I agree with. Nice work though. I'm about to do the same type of install. Thanks for the tips.
Great job, nice informative video. I would have used a circular saw to cut the notch to. Anyway the only thing you didn't show us was how to position the strike Plate up and down to make sure
looked like it worked for him. what would you use a skill saw? not being sarcastic just getting ready to do this myself and i am going to use my skill saw to make the cuts...unless there is a better tool for this job. i am obviously not a craftsman either
Nothing wrong with using a circular saw, as long as you are competent. Use whatever works for you. Maybe the person who said a "real craftsman" is just an incompetent imbecile and should not be allowed to use sharp tools. Give him a butter knife to make the cut. I have installed literally HUNDREDS of pocket doors BTW.
Thank you for a straightforward guide
Thank you for watching glad to help.
Thanks for the video, I was about to mount my door and then cut.
Glad I could help thanks for the comment.
I'm getting ready to do this exact project. Thanks for showing me how to do it properly.
Your welcome and good luck with your project.
Quick tip: Do your prep (cutting & drilling) prior to installing the door in the pocket. Set it on some cushioned saw horses. (I usually tape a couple layers of packing foam sheets or a moving blanket over the horse.
Great tip!
Thanks for the comment.
Looking great guys. They take a bit more planning, but I love pocket doors, you don’t have to consider the swing of the door. Thanks for inviting us over, be well my friends.
I like them a lot they do save space thanks for the comment Hatch.
I was looking for specific video about the size of the hole that needed to be cut off to fit the lock in place and I found it.
Glad I could help thanks for the comment and watching.
Thank you !!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for the comment and watching.
Those pockets doors sure do save a lot of space. We had 2 or them in our last house.
They sure do love them.
Thank you!
Your welcome glad to help.
Great video ! Just one suggestion maybe next time you can clamp on a straight edge to run your circular saw, reciprocating saw or jig saw on and then use a an oscillating tool blade to square it off. You can also make a jig. Just a little cleaner. Circular locks could be eassier you can just use the same tools and Jigs that are used for regular doors. Thanks for sharing your video!!
Thanks for watching and the comment.
Nice clean movement. I want to put one in the bathroom in my cabin.
Daryl will you be making your own door for it.
You guys are doing fantastic. Good work looks great 👍
Thank you Anne.
Looks great!
Thank you David.
11:53 I realize it's zoomed in but, that looks closer to a 5/8 (not 3/8)...it's the same width of (or wider than) your finger...hence why you find the resulting hole too wide - which I agree with. Nice work though. I'm about to do the same type of install. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for watching
Great job, nice informative video. I would have used a circular saw to cut the notch to. Anyway the only thing you didn't show us was how to position the strike Plate up and down to make sure
Thanks for the comment and for watcing.
More details about installing flat plate, especially positioning will help. It is confusing.
Sorry about that.
The latch catches the back of the strike plate
Thanks for the comment
No real craftsman would use a circular saw to do those cuts. Do NOT take this guy's advice.
Thanks for the comment and watching my friend.
looked like it worked for him. what would you use a skill saw? not being sarcastic just getting ready to do this myself and i am going to use my skill saw to make the cuts...unless there is a better tool for this job. i am obviously not a craftsman either
A circ saw can get a buttery smooth cut in the right hands
@@gnarlock3927 lol not in my hands . tried the circ saw was a messy cut. ended up using an Oscillating Tool. worked great
Nothing wrong with using a circular saw, as long as you are competent. Use whatever works for you. Maybe the person who said a "real craftsman" is just an incompetent imbecile and should not be allowed to use sharp tools. Give him a butter knife to make the cut. I have installed literally HUNDREDS of pocket doors BTW.