How to Install Super SMOOTH Pocket Doors!

Today's Video sponsored by the Silky Smooth hardware from Cavity Slider...
Most people have had a terrible experience with pocket doors in their life. In the build show today we are going to compare a "standard" door to a "bomber" one. Also, going to show you the install start to finish!

Matt's new watch in this video: (Black MultiCam color)

Huge thanks to our Show sponsors Polywall, Huber, Dorken Delta, Prosoco, Rockwool & Viewrail for helping to make these videos possible! These are all trusted companies that Matt has worked with for years and trusts their products in the homes he builds. We would highly encourage you to check out their websites for more info.

[billcoleman]

I am building my own home and had 6 pocket doors spec'ed. Now I can't unsee this video. Guess I will be installing these because I am a quality hound.

[daveostrovsky]

They just compared a product to something that 1/3 of the cost (LE Johnson 1500), not even close to an "apples-to-apples" comparison. Need to do better if you're going to present product comparisons with integrity. LE Johnson's HD200 and HD400 products all use ball bearing rollers and have tracks that better carry the weight of larger solid core interior doors for the custom homes I work with and they have the soft-close option as well. And they'll still be less than Cavity Sliders. I sell both Cavity Sliders and LE Johnson, and Cavity Slider is only really needed when we get into moving 9' wide by 7' tall pocket doors (moving small walls). Cavity Sliders has a great product, strong and durable, but not needed for standard operations of a bathroom door. If you want to pay that much extra so that you can remove a pocket door without a wrench, go for it! I love Cavity Sliders, but most people don't need to pay that much extra when there's a great middle ground. I'm not an LE Johnson rep, I work at a custom home dealer supply. I just didn't like the comparison here of a really high end product to the lowest end product when there's a great middle ground.

[wagnergitirana]

You are absolutely correct, it’s all about the material first and then the installer. I installed a 28” pocket-door for the first time, about a month ago and already noticing some flaws. I wished I would have found your video first. Thanks for posting, your work and content is absolutely great .

[someguy]

I like to think these videos will help to make a better generation of builders. Kids who were interested in being a builder and learning the right way to do things.

[mycoolcar]

CS doors have been available in New Zealand for 20-30 years. They are a fantastic product and the market leader here. Their handles for pocket doors are equally as great, with really good templates to make for an easy install process.

[tjam]

Excellent video! My girlfriend works for one of the nation’s largest builders, and it just upsets me when that they don’t even use pocket doors....let alone quality hardware like this.
I think most people would be willing to pay more if they understood what they are getting for their money. Thanks Matt!

[scottg]

You have just installed the best off the shelf pocket door hardware the world. This in not only a quality product but it's idiot proof to assemble and install. 20 minutes is typically what it takes to assemble the frame and hang it it the opening and another 15 to hang the door and adjust the soft close mechanism. Great company, great people.

[andygullion]

What is important is Matt knows what a good job is. Many contractors just aren't this involved.

[grouseroadie]

Homeowner: I also specified and purchased the pull handle inserted in to the door. At the very beginning of this video is the hardware style. A push button to pop the handle out.. Two or three fingers can grasp the handle to pull the door open. My wife had arthritis. The most prevalent big-box style is a thin brass hook which hurts fingers. I intentionally paid big bucks. It is worth it.

[raycurtis]

It is refreshing to see a quality item such as the Cavity Slider door reviewed and more importantly, the reasons for using/installing a good product ONCE rather that a poor cheap product REPEATEDLY. Unfortunately homeowners often say "we saved a fortune by getting low cost pocket doors" in the early years, but soon complain about the cost of repair or replacement of the poor quality low cost pocket doors a few years later. The cheap product replacement labor costs alone far exceed the "cost savings" in the beginning. It is sad that for most people, a "DEAL" out weighs Quality in almost everything. Thank you for posting. My work as a renovator is almost 100% repairing or replacing failed low quality products and dealing with poor installation. Take care!

[sigbn]

These are nice pocket door frames and appreciate your channel. I looked at them before my purchase and decided to get something less expensive but still USA made and good quality. In a remodel, I'm using a 2x6 interior wall between MB and master bathroom 36"x80" door and decided with a pocket door to minimize a swing door being in the way of accessing either rooms. The final decision was with Johnson 2x6 Wall Framing 1560SC Series Soft-Close Pocket Door Frame, ball bearing rollers and metal frame.

[danwilson]

Very nice product. Building a house now and went to the website to spec out my needs. Price for a standard 3'0" 6'8" came out to $1, 100. I"m afraid that's outside the budget! Wow... Wish I could justify the expense.

[paulgaither]

Trick I learned from Fine home building magazine and have used on all of my pocket doors is to put a small square of berber caret as the guide that wraps the sides and the bottom. Good fix if you have a plastic guide.

[watrdog]

Man I love that soft open and close. Nothing beats a well installed pocket. My house was built in the early 70s with a well built pocket door that so far hasn’t needed any maintenance at least in the last 2 decades.

[maxarre]

Y'all need to add this to the Real Rebuild playlist! I was going through that whole 57 video list trying to find this as I am getting pocket doors in a remodel soon.

[danipellegrino]

Thank you! Comparing products and talking long term maintenance issues is a HUGE help, especially for renovation newbies.

[rikmorel]

My dad and I just built the frame for a 24 in. pocket door we're putting in an RV we're building. Even though we're not using a fancy aluminum frame like this - i love the idea of the foam at the back of the unit to soften the blow of the door as it goes back in. I'm definitely going to incorporate that idea into the door as we're still in the open frame portion of the build!

[georgehenehan]

I don't think the million cycle testing is excessive, I've told my kids a million times to CLOSE the DOOR!

[choppedchamp]

I build the pocket walls with 2x lumber turned sideways when possible. It only adds 1" and eliminates the wall shake when using the kits (also allows 2" nails and 1 1/4" screws). Angle braces (top & bottom) and pocket screws on the mid-wall bracing and you'll have a pretty strong wall. A kerfed board for a bottom track with a matching pin in the door bottom also helps the keep the door from scraping the walls and eliminates the exposed slot on the door slab. The heavy duty hardware is a must along with a soft close and a soft stop bumper. That system is pretty nice, but probably a bit more than most customers would agree to. Thanks for sharing.

[TheDannytre]

This is Amazing I love the fact that you Pay attention to detail and the fact is that you love doing things the right way the first time and no cutting corners! You don’t turn a square into a circle.