I remember some discussion about this a while back, but I couldn’t search anything up.
I have never put stops on the strike jamb of pocket doors, but I understand that some do.
When applying stop to the jamb, is stop applied to both sides? If one side only, which side? What size stop – regular door stop?
Does the stop prevent the removal of the head piece in order to remove the pocket door?
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We don't put it there, don't really see the need and would worry that the door might warp a little and the stop would show the warp.
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I hadn't thought about warping, good point.
I was thinking about rabbeting the jamb 1/4" to accept the door, but warping would be a problem here also.
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Edited 4/24/2007 10:21 pm by Heck
You do have to allow some slop for warp
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The only time I see a need is for a bathroom where more privacy and noise isolation has benefit, but I do eerything I can to avoid pockets on bathrooms
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I rarely use stops for pocket doors, but when I do it iss rippedfrom stock to 3/8"thick and put both sides flush with outside of jamb. Then with casing at a 3/16" reveal, it does not show itself as applied stop.
We make one side of the head stock up so that casing and head jamb on that side is glued as a unit and installed with three trimhead screws for removal
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This would be the same effect as a rabbeted jamb, right? How do you deal with warping doors?
I use a removable head piece only, the head casing is nailed to the wall and glued to the legs, but not attached to the head jamb.
I wouldn't want a pocket door on the general use bath, but I don't have a problem with it on the master bath._______________________________________________________________
Yes, would look just like a rabbeted jamb.Same width pieces as the jamb parts the door slides between at the pocket edge, so you can rip themm all up at once.You way of just dropping the head out sounds good. The legs can go in first instead of normally
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I think I will try your built up jamb on my next pocket door, have done 3 lately, one on each successive remodel, they are space savers.
Too late to try it on this one, it is already cased, caulked, painted. I could apply stop, but I don't think I would like the way it would look._______________________________________________________________
I've never done stops on a pocket door because I don't like how they look, but I like your idea of full-width stops. Clients always want to know why there aren't stops, even after we've fussed to get the door hung perfectly.
I don't like applied stops on any jamb so we use solid rabbeetted jambs. That is where the idea comes from
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Do you prefer single rabbeted jambs or double rabbeted? I usually order single rabbeted but a lot of older homes have single rabbeted.
I prefer double so it is easier to line up casings, but it is not always possible to get them that way without longer lead times.
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What is a double rabbeted jamb and how is it better??_______________________________________________________________
Double rabbeted looks like a 1x5 jamb with a 7/16" x 1 1/2" stop applied, except it's milled from 6/4 stock. It's what most lumberyards carry.
Single rabbeted is what you might expect to find on an exterior door, and looks like 6/4 stock with a 1/2" x 1 7/8" rabbet for the door. My boss likes to see those on interior doors too, but like Piffin I like double rabbeted because it makes it easier to line up casings.
Interesting. I have never seen double rabbeted._______________________________________________________________
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Now you have!
Uh uh.
I don't believe stuff I see on the internet.
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I remember asking the question, but forget what the answer was. I'm too tired to search tonite, but IIRC Calvin and Mr.T were involved in the discussion. Last fall I think.
I put stop on only one side; usually the inside of the room - The one I just did; the bathroom side. Used the tiny (3/4" total width) stop. To remove the door, just close it all the way, remove the edge guides at the bottom, and swing it toward the side without the stops and release it.
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