Install door casing nailing it to the jamb and to pocket door studs.
How does a pocket door lock work.
Use a screwdriver to take these screws out.
Pocket door locks and latches pocket doors need to have a way of maintaining privacy.
In place of solid studs the pocket door frame utilizes split studs one on each side of the door which the door slides between to open and close.
Once all the pins are set the lock will release and turn in the direction of the tension applied.
Generally pocket doors hang from a pair of roller carriages by adjustable rods that are inserted into metal brackets on the door.
Special latches have been designed to work with pocket doors.
A pocket door slides into a frame of metal and wood that is installed when the wall is constructed.
Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages.
The entire assembly should slide out once the screws are removed.
Use 6d finish nails to install the top and strike jamb casing.
A pocket door lock is held together with screws.
However the fact that they slide back into the wall makes a conventional door knob useless.
The rods are held in place with a metal or plastic latch.
It turns the lock ever so slightly and the tension will hold the pins as each individual pin is set.
Round pocket door locks often fit in a standard 2 1 8 hole allowing you to use an existing door for a pocket door.
To keep the pins set a second tool called a tension wrench is used to apply tension to the lock.