Pocket Door Light Switch Box

The pocket door literally fits.

Pocket door light switch box.

I liked the idea of a compact controller that fits into the light s junction box with a low voltage switch going to the door. We were doing new construction and we used pocket doors. Use pocket doors in 2 x 6 walls. The building inspector said he saw no problem with me installing a light switch in a shallow electrical box on the pocket door frame as long as i could properly secure the wire per code within 8 of the box.

I can t move the plumbing. Push button cover plate mounting hardware metal box ac dc spst 6 wire leads 1 25 x 2 75 x 2. However hardware tends to pull out of hollow cored composite doors over time. Almost all types of doors may be hung as pocket doors rather than installed as swinging doors.

The pocket door comes in handy in a tight area where you want a door but cannot fit a swinging door. Tips for successful pocket door installation. A hinged door can be impractical in a small bathroom or a kitchen where it can block a cabinet. Installation of a pocket door allows for nearly 10 extra square feet of usable space as compared with a hinged door.

The fan switch is a bit of a fancy one timer etc so it s a little deeper. I recently installed 2 pocket door kits together from one room to an adjacent in my house. Is it possible to put a shallower 2 gang box for the light fan switch where the pocket door would be situated. So to open the door we d need to put a pocket door in.

If your familiar with pocket doors these are walls that contain 2x4 split studs to accommodate the doors. Solid doors are heavier and thus more challenging to the hardware. The frame is 3 4 thick and 14 2 wiring is a. I installed a motion sensor light switch in my home office due to pocket doors causing the original switch to be at the end of the wall.

Pocket doors are light so i wanted a switch that would not require much force to close. I m installing double pocket doors and would like to install a 3 switch box next to the opening of the wall. The switches power a two led bulbs that take less than 20 watts total.