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Please Help - Decision on Pocket Door Pulls

6 years ago

We will have a pocket door separating the bedroom and master bath. I want to provide as much sound barrier as possible and ordered a 32" slab door with the thought that when closed, part of the door would remain in the pocket and part would slide into a recess on the strike side. Its a single panel door, so hopefully the recess on the strike side will help make the panel appear almost centered when closed. The other doors on that wall will be 30" standard doors. The pocket door has the soft open/close hardware.

I really don't care for the finger pulls on most pocket door hardware and have been considering using bar pulls on the pocket door. I'm pretty sure the hardware can be adjusted to keep the door from opening all the way into the pocket so the pull would not hit the pocket side jamb when opened. I understand that that will reduce my opening by about 3 inches to maybe 28", but I think it will be plenty of clearance. My powder room only has a 24" swinging door and its not a problem.

This is the pull I am considering if I go that route - it's 8-1/2" high and 1" wide:

Emtek Stainless Steel Baden 8" Back To Back Pull - Brushed Stainless Steel · More Info

The other option is to go with regular pocket door hardware and learn to live with the finger hole. In that case, I've selected this one which I liked because of the magnetic catch to hold the door tightly closed. Its 7-1/8" tall. And more than twice the cost of the back to back pulls.

Cavilock CL400A-ML-38 Magnetic Latching Passage Pocket Door Pull for 1-3/8 Inch, · More Info

I'm looking for input on which one to choose and why. Could a magnetic catch be added later if I used the back to back pulls if the door doesn't stay closed properly? The space will be contemporary but not too modern. Bath fixtures will be polished chrome. For the pulls I would go with brushed stainless; the pocket door hardware comes in satin nickel or satin chrome.

We never even had a door between the bedroom and bath before (but there was one between the shower/toilet room which is no longer a separate space),so I don't think we need a privacy lock. The toilet in the new space is set back in an open alcove towards the back of the room.

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DYH
6 years ago
I have this Baldwin pull on two different pocket doors (36"). I've been very happy with these. They'll stay open -- are easy to open and close. My doors glide smoothly with a fingertip.

https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/baldwin-edge-pull-baw1021.html

I took these photos for you to see one that is installed.
numbersjunkie thanked DYH
numbersjunkie
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks for the picture dyhgarden! Wondering what pulls you used on the sides? By the way, your bathroom in the background looks heavenly!

I've done some reading on the soft close/open feature on my pocket doors (Johnson) and it appears that the soft close feature also works to keep doors tightly closed. So I don't think I will need a magnetic latch of any kind to keep it firmly closed. That saves about $100 off the Cavilock option pictured above, but its still a l lot more than the back to back pulls would be.

Meeting with my contractor tomorrow. The first time I brought up the back to back pull idea, both my contractor and DH thought that would make the side panels uneven, but I don't see how that affects the look of the door when it's fully closed. I'm not the type can can visualize things in my head, so I ordered the back to back pulls and will see how they look. Since they only need a few holes to install, I figure I could always change them later to a recessed pull of some sort, except for the fact that the soft open mechanism/back stop would need to be moved and that would require the walls to be open. I hate being so indecisive!
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Those are the only pulls on mine. I'm widowed, so I live alone and rarely close the doors to my bathroom (ensuite with my master) and my walk-in closet.
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numbersjunkie - did you make a decision on this? We are also considering the Cavilock CL400 for several pocket doors. I also was going to do soft close/soft open. Did you choose the Cavilock? Which model and are you happy with it?
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bardzil, I did not go with that lock. I opted for regular pulls and trimmed the opening to create a shallow pocket on the strike side. Soft close keeps the door shut nicely. Here are some pics. The pulls came from Amazon and we're not that expensive.

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