Making A Pocket Door Out Of A French Door

I like the suggestion someone made about sliding glass doors.

Making a pocket door out of a french door.

A door will need two mullions to make four light windows. Buy mullions from the store to fit the door. Mullions frame and hold the glass in the door. First of all since these doors will be exposed to the elements it s a good idea to make them out of rot resistant hardwood such as white oak or mahogany.

Remove the paper backing from the weatherstripping and apply the strips to the flat side of the door stop and soffit where the pocket door rests on the stop and soffit. How would pocket doors ever seal since you need that space to make them slide in and out. And a good thought above too. Use a circular saw combined with a carpenter s square or a reciprocating saw if space is tight.

By moving them to the far end it might provide a smooth in and out. Cut the portion of the plate out that will form the opening for the french doors. You can choose to buy mullions in the same wood as the door or different wood for contrast. In this story i ll walk you through the whole process.

Select narrow weatherstripping that will not interfere with the movement of the door and placement of the door over the door stop and soffit. Or you might even consider french.