The section looks good and is exactly how they would install a pocket door. My concern about a pocket door is that ones that see a lot of use eventually start falling out of the track. They are difficult to get back in the track and in many instances you need to take apart the upper trim to gain access.
Another consideration is security. It will have to have what we call an active leaf and an inactive leaf. The active leaf will have the locking device, most likely a keyed lock with a bolt the goes into the floor or sill of the opening. The inactive leaf will have two surface bolts, one into the floor and one in the head of the opening. This locking configuration is the only way to prevent someone from simply pushing on the bottom of the door and knock the rollers out of the head track to gain access.
Two concerns - 1. Farm building usually have sliding doors that are only on the outside, rather than in a pocket, since a farm building does not need a finished interior (nobody is in it when the door is closed, except maybe for the animals or machines or tools. Also, the area in from of the door is not usually kept tidy, so dirt and other stuff gets onto the track and would also gum up the pocket.
2. Sliding doors, especially biggish ones, are heavy and hard to move. Hinged doors might be easier for many different kinds of people to work with. If you have your hands full of tools and buckets that you do not want to put down, a hinged door might be easier to navigate, and not nearly so temperamental.
The section looks good and is exactly how they would install a pocket door. My concern about a pocket door is that ones that see a lot of use eventually start falling out of the track. They are difficult to get back in the track and in many instances you need to take apart the upper trim to gain access.
ReplyDeleteAnother consideration is security. It will have to have what we call an active leaf and an inactive leaf. The active leaf will have the locking device, most likely a keyed lock with a bolt the goes into the floor or sill of the opening. The inactive leaf will have two surface bolts, one into the floor and one in the head of the opening. This locking configuration is the only way to prevent someone from simply pushing on the bottom of the door and knock the rollers out of the head track to gain access.
Two concerns -
ReplyDelete1. Farm building usually have sliding doors that are only on the outside, rather than in a pocket, since a farm building does not need a finished interior (nobody is in it when the door is closed, except maybe for the animals or machines or tools. Also, the area in from of the door is not usually kept tidy, so dirt and other stuff gets onto the track and would also gum up the pocket.
2. Sliding doors, especially biggish ones, are heavy and hard to move. Hinged doors might be easier for many different kinds of people to work with. If you have your hands full of tools and buckets that you do not want to put down, a hinged door might be easier to navigate, and not nearly so temperamental.