soft close mechanism for a pocket door.

[Cooler]

I found this on line today:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M5D..._526683410

It is a soft close mechanism for a pocket door.  If I had known about before I did the install, I would have put it in.  It would be a horrible amount of extra work after the fact though.

The video explains it perfectly and it looks like a scaled up version of the retro-fit drawer soft close mechanism from Rockler.  It might even be produced by the same company.

https://www.rockler.com/learn/updating-d...ft-closers

[OneStaple]

We put these on the pocket door that I installed during our master bathroom renovation a few years back and have been very happy with them. One works in each direction (closing the door and the door sliding into the pocket).

I also like that we used a solid core door for the pocket door. It has a nice feel to it. The soft close mechanism handles the extra weight fine.

Tyler

[rwe2156]

Good to know!!

Stupid question but seems like the soft close would be for soft opening??

[splinter7612]

Good to know!!

Stupid question but seems like the soft close would be for soft opening??

According to the literature on Amazon, you need to buy two to have a soft close and opening.

[Cooler]

According to the literature on Amazon, you need to buy two to have a soft close and opening.

That's what I read too.  But adding $75.00 to the installation does not seem prohibitive.  However once the pocket track has been installed and walled in, it is not feasible to upgrade without tearing out the wall first.

[Splinter Puller]

We put these on the pocket door that I installed during our master bathroom renovation a few years back and have been very happy with them. One works in each direction (closing the door and the door sliding into the pocket).

I also like that we used a solid core door for the pocket door. It has a nice feel to it. The soft close mechanism handles the extra weight fine.

Tyler

+1 on the solid door.

Using a solid panel for pocket doors increases the quality of its operation. You have to buy the slab anyway... might as well upgrade for these.