1 taking up too much wall space and 2 concerned it is more of a door de jour that won t stand the test of time aesthetically.
Pocket door vs sliding barn door.
Barn sliding doors another option but i need to put a wardrobe in front for storage.
A sliding door usually overlaps another door.
That is a no go due to pipes and electrical.
A pocket door slides into a pocket in a wall.
I would do a barn door if you have the room or some exposed sliding system.
I think while the barn doors look nice they are a fad whereas pocket doors are timeless.
Pocket doors were common in homes built at the turn of the last century.
It s been suggested we building another wall to house the pocket door means capping off electrical outlets.
We like the barn door but chose against due to.
Barn doors may also block outlets and wall switches when open so they need to have a blank wall to slide over.
The door can get in the way.
When a traditional door is opened into a room there is typically space between the door and the wall that is unusable.
This means that pocket doors slide between rooms and hallways making them slightly more versatile.
So no artwork or shelving can be installed there.
Barn doors slide on a track on the outside of a wall and cover it when open.
Pocket doors are cleaner but also not all that convenient to use.
The large difference is in where the door goes when open.
Pocket door wasn t an option for us since the wall was already installed and finished.
Overall the barn door would typically be around 20 30 more than the pocket door assuming the identical door is used for either option.
The pocket door involves more demolition framing drywall work than the barn door the barn door involves more expensive hardware than the pocket door.
The door is the biggest problem.
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.
Because pocket doors and barn doors slide rather than open into a room they don t take up valuable floor space.
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.
There was a sliding door place in chelsea called raydoor that we considered a few years ago that has interesting stuff note.