Tell SWMBO to figger out how to pay for it, LOL. Or better yet tell her
to figger out how to do it...bigger LOL.

Cap'n 321 wrote:

Thanks, Paul. We've got the baby gates in place now, but SWMBO demands
a more elegant solution.

Paul Franklin wrote:

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



Never say never, but I dont' see any way that wouldn't be about 10x
the work of ripping off the drywall.

Pocket door kits replace the normal wall studs with thin steel
reinforced stud-lets turned sideways in order to get clearance for the
door. And the bottom plate has to be cut back as well.

They really aren't that hard to install, but it starts with demo-ing
the wall.

How about using baby gates...that's what I've done on occasion. The
good ones will keep most dogs corraled.

HTH,

Paul