That's a new brand to me, but seems to get good reviews. However, I will point out that, for a third of what you would pay for an Eclisse system, you can get a Johnson brand pocket door system, which is extremely sturdy and reliable. They’re widely recognized for quality by installers, and I’ve never had one fail in the years I’ve been putting them in and using them.

Mark-

The magic door costs extra.... ;-)

Hi Maria, I saw your post and just want to share my experience so far. I purchased two Eclisse single pocket doors for our bathrooms. Both are 30" W x 80" H, and one is for use with 4" wide walls and the other for 6" wide.

I live in the USVI so after the freight cost, freight forwarding, and customs/duties, I probably paid around $1,000 for the two combined. Yes, it was expensive. We are hoping it is worth it to never have to replace them. They have a 12-year warranty, which gives me some peace of mind.

My boyfriend and I did the installation ourselves. He works in construction and is pretty handy!

- We used existing doors, I think 1-3/8 or 1-1/2" wide. This saved us some money, but turned out to be kind of a pain. One of our doors was a bit warped--not really ideal for any door, but especially one that is supposed to slide straight! We had to cut down the sides of the doors to fit and route out the bottom where the guide goes.

- The Eclisse has a feature where you can remove the track after it's installed. I can't speak to the ease of doing this because I haven't tried, but it's nice to know it is possible.

- I would really have liked to upgrade to the soft close in both directions. And really, with the track being removable, it isn't too late if I ever want to add this. But after spending so much on them already, I cannot justify the cost, which is $125 for one direction or $155 for both (before shipping and duty). The self-closing feature just FYI is $220. (These prices were quoted to me in July 2019.)

- We did not buy the optional $100 poplar jamb kit, and instead my boyfriend built and stained the jambs to match the doors. He made them easily removable with screws, and this was helpful when we did have to remove the doors from the hangers...since we decided to tile the floors after we had already installed them (we were originally going to do stained concrete). I definitely recommend having your floors complete before installing. :-)

- I included a couple photos so you can see what it looked like before we drywalled over.

- I am going to have to find some creative towel rack solution since I cannot drill into the wall where the pocket is. Keep this in mind for hanging pictures, etc.

Finally, here is what the Eclisse.us rep told me in an email when I mentioned I was considering Johnson, but was afraid that it wouldn't last:

"We tend to get a lot of calls for people switching from Johnson to our pocket door hardware because Johnson tends to be more expensive over time because many problems come up with either the wood frame and the track/hardware.

Below I’ve put some more information so you can see Eclisse is unlike anything a wood pocket door such as Johnson cannot offer:

-Extractable track – never have to break drywall to remove track in future

-Frame is all galvanized steel – no wood so no warping

-12 year parts warranty – Product has been cycled tested to last this long

-Runner kit- tested over 100,000 cycles. A difference from our runners to most of all others is that everything is covered by durethan that helps to contain the grease inside the ball bearing and prevent and avoid the dust."

Hope this is helpful!!

Thanks for the review, Choco, though the promo email from Eclisse is hardly unbiased; it's pretty much what any vendor will tell you - "our product is the best."

Unfortunately Maria seems to have vanished. She hasn't posted here since as far as I can see, and it's probably too late for your review to help her make a decision. It may help others, however.

Never heard of it.

That very poorly written email blurb would be enough to make me look elsewhere.

Johnson's lifetime warranty sure does beat a mere 12 years.

Thank you for the feedback! We’ve already installed the door and ended up getting a Johnson track.

Thank you @chococat22 for your review. Anyone else has experience with Eclisse or CavitySliders? They seem to be the top 2 quality pocket door frames on the US market.

Cavity Sliders is about 2x more than Eclisse. I'd be curious to hear what it adds

We recently installed a cavity slider. It's is very solid, and really has to be for the price. The soft close isn't bad, but is a little stiff on the open. The carriage is made with metal bearings which is nice. The jambs are installed with clips that are removable for servicing which is nice. I haven't really used the lower tier brands, so I can't say for sure. I do know I feel fairly comfortable offering a lifetime guarantee on these doors. My only advice would be make sure you are using a new door. I wouldn't recommend using an old door because there are too many issues that can arise. Also, I would also recommend a solid door because anything else isn't quite solid enough to handle the wear in my opinion. I used a custom metal track on the bottom of an existing foam core door with success, but wouldn't recommend it. Also, make sure if you want double action (soft close and open) that your door is 30in minimum. Mine was 28in, and I had to reorder a single action.