I looked long and hard at this question once. I had to replace the
track in a bathroom pocket door.

I decided that it can't be done, and ended uo cutting out a section of
drywall.

-Zz

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:57:32 GMT, Cap'n 321
wrote:

Is it possible to retrofit a pocket door without tearing out the
parallel wall. In other words, can I do the installation fully from the
jamb? We have open doorways from the dining room and hall into the
kitchen and need to keep the dogs in the kitchen area. I'm thinking of
half-height pocket doors if the job can be done without major surgery on
the adjacent walls.

TIA

Cap'n 321