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Tenderloin
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On the pocket door chat:
We fitted eclisse pocket doors. They are fairly good but I imagine if you spend more you get something sturdier.
Pro move (if you don’t need the space) - mount the pocketdoor alongside a solid wall and then hide it. Less flimsy
Second good move is to use fire door blanks even if you don’t need them, they’re heavier and make the whole thing feel more solid.
Third - the kits specify a range of door blank thicknesses that they work with, pick the thickest door blank that fits, then it will be snug not flapping about.
Fourth - routing a channel into the bottom of the door blank for a “fin” attached to the floor to guide the door on made them feel more solid.
Fifth and finally - putting a pingy clicker mech release thingy in behind the door edge is great, even if you have a finger pull, so you can push the visible edge of the door in a bit and it springs out into the aperture.