To trim our door, we bought a jamb kit and ripped two pieces of it to 13/8 in. wide for our 15/8-in.-wide door. We installed these at the top and side of the door opening.

Q: I’m planning to install a few pocket doors in my new home. I already know at these locations I’ll have heavy mirrors and artwork on the walls where the door slides in and out of the pocket.

The great news is you can now easily install ¾-inch-thick plywood panels in between the steel-wrapped wall studs that create the pocket for a pocket door. I wish this option would have been ...

I installed these simple brackets and plywood on two pocket doors at my daughter’s new home and had the job done in less than 10 minutes. It’s important to realize you should select plywood ...