With some updating of hardware staining and modern stainless steel or cast iron tracks sliding barn doors can make a design statement that is not only contemporary but functional.
Sliding barn door vs pocket door.
In victorian homes they were often used to separate formal seating areas or entryways.
Pocket doors were common in homes built at the turn of the last century.
We cannot move the wall but wanted to create a pocket door.
Both require framing twice the opening width though with a pocket there are ways to make the pocket portion in the wall not require a header turn the studs 90 degrees and make the wall thicker.
A pocket door slides into a pocket in a wall.
The door can get in the way.
A sliding door usually overlaps another door.
The large difference is in where the door goes when open.
This means that pocket doors slide between rooms and hallways making them slightly more versatile.
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Because pocket doors and barn doors slide rather than open into a room they don t take up valuable floor space.
That is a no go due to pipes and electrical.
They are a solution to the problem of a swinging door or a set of swinging doors that can impede furniture placement and traffic flow.
According to fantastic handyman the australian home improvement maintenance company there is a slight difference that makes one door model better than the other pocket doors slide directly into the wall disappearing completely while the barn doors move on a track which is located outside the wall.
Either in one space or the adjoining one.
The pocket door involves more demolition framing drywall work than the barn door the barn door involves more expensive hardware than the pocket door.
Barn doors slide on a track on the outside of a wall and cover it when open.
It s been suggested we building another wall to house the pocket door means capping off electrical outlets.
So no artwork or shelving can be installed there.
The door is the biggest problem.
Overall the barn door would typically be around 20 30 more than the pocket door assuming the identical door is used for either option.