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I’ve got an old (built 1940) house that should be a bungalow, but was built using salvaged or found materials (I would guess). I need to move and replace the front door and the siding on that facade.
I thought a fun detail would be a wood craftsman style door with a wood screen door in a pocket frame so it could be slid away from view when not needed. Has anyone built such a door frame?
Since I need to reside the face of the house, I can add thickness to the wall framing to accomodate the pocket frame, and I can add add’l insulation in the wall at the same time.
Could this work? Or am I an idiot to spend money when screen door hinges are so inexpensive?
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An exterior pocket door.
A haven for water, bugs, leaves, dirt, and impossible to service or clean.
*It could be a haven for critters water etc but couldn't it be weather stripped? Then you could put a storm door in the other side and pull it out when needed.
*I'm not sure if the point is the fun of the challenge of building an exterior pocket door, or to have a screen that can be removed from view when not in use. If the latter, be sure to check out phantom screens. The screen rolls up and hides on the side when not in use. Think of a window blind, only mounted vertically instead of horizontally. They look really nice. http://www.phantomscreens.com
*Well I think it is a neato idea but in practice it might not come out as good as expected unless you really build it corrrectly. It really is in the same vain as a sliding door screen but of course those are always in disarray.I wouldn't worry about it being a home for various yard pests as you can always build it to be blown out, or better yet make it with an easily removable cover that would expose the whole thing for service.You might have to build it from scratch custom to get the ruggedness and easy rolling. I would suggest that the rollers not be on the bottom to get dirted up but suspend the screen on rollers on the top.I have seen a number of similar setups, but not enclosed, here in Colo. where we get 100 mph winds often in the winter and that usually sends shoddy screen doors to Kansas.good luck.
*If you use overhead pocket door hardware, make sure you go for the extra couple of bucks and get real ball bearings instead of the nylon rollers. 5 years from now you'll be thankful you did.Jim
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I've got an old (built 1940) house that should be a bungalow, but was built using salvaged or found materials (I would guess). I need to move and replace the front door and the siding on that facade.
I thought a fun detail would be a wood craftsman style door with a wood screen door in a pocket frame so it could be slid away from view when not needed. Has anyone built such a door frame?
Since I need to reside the face of the house, I can add thickness to the wall framing to accomodate the pocket frame, and I can add add'l insulation in the wall at the same time.
Could this work? Or am I an idiot to spend money when screen door hinges are so inexpensive?