06-17-2022, 07:21 AM
So the people I hired to remove two walls and replace with LVLs, finally got their part done. mostly..
One of the things I had asked them to quote was framing and installing a pocket door in the new wall.
They quoted just about $800 for the track and framing/installation. I asked what brand track, they said it would be a "Rocket Pocket" brand which looked ok, it's ~$200 at Home Depot.
After they then damaged hardwood floors they weren't supposed to work around, I basically said "supply the pocket door assembly and frame it in for free, and we'll call it even" to which they agreed.
Framer arrives with an $18 bi-fold closet door track from Home Depot and I basically said "uh, no that's not what we discussed"
So he calls his boss, who proceeds to scour the surrounding Home Depot's for a properly sized Rocket Pocket door frame, and he couldn't find one. He found a Johnson brand (better I think) somewhere and brought it to the site.
However, the frame he brought was for a 2x4 wall, but this is a 2x6 wall it's going into.
Framer says to me "you know, I've been building houses for 25 years, and this metal framing mechanism is designed to give good structure to a pocket door inside a 2x4 wall. You've got a 2x6 wall, I can use 2x4's on edge to frame out the opening and it will be just as strong.. The 'cheap bi-fold closet door track' will be fine for the roller mechanism.
Still partly unconvinced, I said I wasn't sure about the quality of that track, but could accept that a good rigid opening could be framed that way in the 2x6 wall.
He said "ok, we'll go see if we can find a Johnson track for a 2x6 wall and get back to you"
Haven't heard anything yet.
My question is, is the steel frame (i.e.. Johnson or Rocket Pocket brand) necessary in a 2x6 wall given that he could use 2x4's on edge to create a rigid opening to which drywall can be screwed? And if so, is a simple bifold closet door style metal track and wheels mechanism sufficient?
I don't imagine the door itself will be particularly heavy.
One of the things I had asked them to quote was framing and installing a pocket door in the new wall.
They quoted just about $800 for the track and framing/installation. I asked what brand track, they said it would be a "Rocket Pocket" brand which looked ok, it's ~$200 at Home Depot.
After they then damaged hardwood floors they weren't supposed to work around, I basically said "supply the pocket door assembly and frame it in for free, and we'll call it even" to which they agreed.
Framer arrives with an $18 bi-fold closet door track from Home Depot and I basically said "uh, no that's not what we discussed"
So he calls his boss, who proceeds to scour the surrounding Home Depot's for a properly sized Rocket Pocket door frame, and he couldn't find one. He found a Johnson brand (better I think) somewhere and brought it to the site.
However, the frame he brought was for a 2x4 wall, but this is a 2x6 wall it's going into.
Framer says to me "you know, I've been building houses for 25 years, and this metal framing mechanism is designed to give good structure to a pocket door inside a 2x4 wall. You've got a 2x6 wall, I can use 2x4's on edge to frame out the opening and it will be just as strong.. The 'cheap bi-fold closet door track' will be fine for the roller mechanism.
Still partly unconvinced, I said I wasn't sure about the quality of that track, but could accept that a good rigid opening could be framed that way in the 2x6 wall.
He said "ok, we'll go see if we can find a Johnson track for a 2x6 wall and get back to you"
Haven't heard anything yet.
My question is, is the steel frame (i.e.. Johnson or Rocket Pocket brand) necessary in a 2x6 wall given that he could use 2x4's on edge to create a rigid opening to which drywall can be screwed? And if so, is a simple bifold closet door style metal track and wheels mechanism sufficient?
I don't imagine the door itself will be particularly heavy.