I gave everything a really thorough sanding after everything was put together. You can easily stain/paint once things are in place but I found this easier and less fussy. I made sure to do a dryfit before staining anything. I used door stop and ripped it down to 1/2″ so everything would be flush. You can also use different types of material to sandwich/hold them in and finish it off. You can design this any way you’d like – I chose to have a solid piece of plywood in the bottom section and wanted a ribbed glass in the top. I wish I had more! It’s important to have these line up as well as possible even though you will be able to sand any unevenness down later. Next up, clamp them together! Don’t underestimate how many clamps you will need. The beauty of this design is that once you glue these together, there are no visible holes from the screws! I used a foam roller to spread it out and make sure there was good even coverage everywhere. Pocket holes can get squirrelly sometimes so a good clamp can assist with any slight shifts.Īfter assembling the 2 separate frames – I used a heavy layer of wood glue to clamp them together. I used clamps when joining the horizontal boards to the vertical to assemble the frames. I started by drilling pocket holes in each horizontal piece – 4 per board. In my case for a 32″ door, I cut my horizontal pieces 21″ long. The vertical boards would be the entire height of your door and the horizontal pieces would be your total width – 11″. I cut everything to length for 2 frames, being careful to use straight boards and get cuts as exact as possible. In my experience, pine doesn’t stain evenly and poplar can turn very green with anything but a really dark stain. I prefer maple when staining but it is more expensive. 1×6 pine for the vertical pieces (stiles) and 1×8 for the horizontal pieces (rails). Door lead times are 10-12 weeks at the time of writing this post so if timing is a motivation, this is a great project! You can also build it a weekend (needs overnight for glue to set). Lumber is still pricey so I wouldn’t call this the most budget DIY door – but definitely less than the $900 I found a similar door for. This build is relatively straightforward and you can customize it easily based on the size and style you are looking for. It’s never easy to pick favorites, but these beautiful pocket doors are definitely up there.
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