Johnson Hardware 1500 Series Commercial Grade Pocket Door Frame for 2x4 Stud Wall (36 Inch x 84 Inch)

Great kit for installing a pocket door. Room design included a glass partition between the door top and the ceiling in order to allow window light into a closet area. Steel studs can be cut to necessary length with a cutting wheel on an angle grinder. When sandwiched between drywall, the assembled door is stable, even with minimal overhead framing. Door width can be adjusted and includes all installation and customization instructions. Three wheeled trolleys roll freely on the overhead track and are able to support a heavy door. Frame thickness is 4 inches so it fits well into an exiting wall so there is no loss of space in a room if replacing an existing door with a pocket door. Great price and easy install. All needed hardware is included except for a latch if desired.

Great price. Easy to follow instructions.

Over all I'm happy with it. Simple enough to cut down to size I needed. Over all decent quality Only negative is the steel studs are a bit flimsy even with .5 inch plywood on them. The black self tapping screws to attach your plywood or drywall to the metal studs are really bad quality. Every tip broke off before it tapped its way into the steel studs. So I had to go pre drill each screw hole. Other then that I think it's going to work great for my tiny house build. I plan to use about a 50 pound door on this so time will tell if the rollers and track will hold up. If they fail I will update this review. So far I would recommend this.

I like the way it goes together. Very good quality materials. The instructions could be a little easier to view. The instructions are on the paper but are hard to see (diagrams are too small)

Replaced a conventional swing door in a small 1/2 bath for "disability access". Johnson pocket door frames are far superior to the cheaper big box store frames that I found locally. Those might be OK for a rental property, but not in my house. Installation was straight forward with good documentation. The only thing I did not like was the slight deflection (at center position) of the rail when the door was hung. I added support with a couple of long bolts with nuts to and through the header above, and then installed the steel clad studs. I know this was done out of order (according to the instructions), and was likely unnecessary because the steel studs should provide adequate support on their own, but doing it this way allowed me to test fit everything before drywall and insured a plumb, square install and smooth, flawless door operation. Easy five stars.

Johnson is an excellent product for a pocket door, works well, fit and glides nice. Very happy with our purchase!

Missing 2 plates. Original package was opened box and wrapped in tape.

Good product, and everything came out well in the end, but here's what I'd do differently if I were doing it over. 1. I'd glue in some bracing between the top of the track header and the bottom of the rough opening header. The assembly tends to flex while you're trying to nail jamb and trim into the supplied "studs," and bracing would steady it some. 2. The instructions say to first close up the wall, then hang the door. Don't do it that way. Hang the door first, so you can see where the fully open position is, and either align your jamb to it or shim the back of the pocket so the door edge is even with the jamb. If the door is recessed too far, it comes off the nylon guides at the bottom of the split jamb when you open it all the way. I trusted the instructions on this, and wound up having to reopen the wall to shim the back of the pocket. 3. The bare wood of the track header is visible if you look up when standing in the doorway. If this concerns you, paint that area before you put it up. It's a lot easier than painting in there after assembly. Don't paint the track itself. 4. Actually hanging the door on the rollers is not as easy as they make it sound. An unsharpened carpenter's pencil temporarily stuck into the track will hold the roller in place so you can push the tab into the slot. Like others, I'd have liked sturdier wood in the channels and header, but it's adequate, so I'm glad I bought the commercial version and not the cheaper imported version. The finished door rolls smoothly and looks good.