When a swinging door takes up too much space, just slip it inside the wall with a pocket door.

Dear James: I like pocket doors because they save floor space, but they often don’t glide smoothly into the wall slot. What is the best method to install one? — Kevin D. Dear Kevin: As houses ...

There are several advantages of pocket doors over swinging doors. A swinging door typically requires about 10 square feet of floor area for clearance to open and close it. A pocket door requires none.

A pocket door can add character and save space. The cost to install a pocket door ranges from $500 to $3,500, with the national average falling at $1,000.

: We have an upstairs bedroom that leads into a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. The entry into this bathroom has a swinging door that should have been a sliding pocket door. We would like to install a slid ...

Installing a pocket door is not a difficult do-it-yourself project. Unless you are an experienced carpenter, I would recommend using a pocket door kit instead of trying to do it from scratch.

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.

They are easily adjustable with just a screwdriver if your room addition settles later. It is no more difficult to install pocket doors than a hinged door in new construction like your room additions.