Category Archives: pocket doors

Seasons Greetings!

Posted on 17th December 2013 by Editor

Our last date for dispatch this year is Thursday 19th December and our sales office closes at 4pm on Friday 20th December.  We will begin dispatching again on 2nd and 3rd January 2014, but our sales office and phone lines do … Continue reading →

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Using the GEZE Rollan sliding door gear within an opening instead of a pocket door kit, such as the Hideaway or iMpero (building a homemade ‘pocket’ of your own design). Is there a reason why this wouldn’t work?

Posted on 22nd October 2013 by Editor

The GEZE Rollan sliding door gear can be used inside your own stud work to form a pocket door system – quite a lot of people do this in our experience.  The only disadvantage might be that in order to get a … Continue reading →

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Do I need door stops for a pocket door system, or are they included in the kit?

Posted on 27th January 2012 by Editor

Our iMpero pocket door system DOES come with stops in the track, so that’s how you control the door on maximum opening.  And the Hideaway pocket door kit comes with a rubber buffer which you attach to the back of … Continue reading →

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What Sliding Door Goes Seamlessly Back into the Wall?

Posted on 7th January 2012 by Editor

From this description, it sounds as if you’re looking for a pocket door system, where the door slides back into a cavity in the stud walling like this photo?  We supply two different basic designs of pocket doors – the Hideaway … Continue reading →

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How much wall space does a Hideaway need?

Posted on 7th January 2012 by Editor

Q: I’ve ordered a Hideaway pocket door system today, but before it arrives tomorrow I need to know how much space to leave in my wall for the whole thing to fit in? A: You need to allow 2 x (door width) … Continue reading →

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Secret POCKET DOOR discovered in Skyrim!

Posted on 23rd December 2011 by Editor

As a bit of Christmas fun, we thought we’d share the discovery of a secret POCKET DOOR behind a wardrobe in the Sleeping Giant Inn, Riverwood, Skyrim.  To find it you’ll have to be on the quest for the “Horn … Continue reading →

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Q: Can a Hideaway pocket door kit be fitted from one side of a plasterboard stud partition?

Posted on 29th August 2011 by Editor

A: Yes, it is possible to fit a Hideaway pocket door system from one side only, we are aware of customers who have done this successfully, although your finished wall thickness will be slightly more than the 115 – 120mm … Continue reading →

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Do your pocket doors provide any sound insulation between the adjacent rooms (i.e. in the partition itself as well as where the 2 doors meet each other)?

Posted on 3rd June 2011 by Editor

There is no sound insulation material supplied with either pocket door systems we supply (the Hideaway and the iMpero deluxe), but it would be possible to add your own brush strip to the top and bottom of the doors, although … Continue reading →

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What is a simultaneous opening kit for sliding door gear?

Posted on 5th March 2011 by Editor

Used on double doors sliding on one track, meeting together in the middle and opening to give a wide access space, the doors are connected to each other via a toothed belt so that, when one door opens (or closes) … Continue reading →

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Q: Do you only do silver flush pull handles for pocket doors as I’m looking for brass or gold fittings?

Posted on 22nd January 2011 by Editor

A: We stock the rectangular flush pull handles in polished brass finish, priced the same as the stainless steel ones pictured here.

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