Pocket door locks and latches pocket doors need to have a way of maintaining privacy.
How does a pocket door lock work.
Once all the pins are set the lock will release and turn in the direction of the tension applied.
The entire assembly should slide out once the screws are removed.
Install a full width strike jamb on the opposite side.
The rods are held in place with a metal or plastic latch.
However the fact that they slide back into the wall makes a conventional door knob useless.
Install door casing nailing it to the jamb and to pocket door studs.
Drill a hole and chisel a shallow mortise in that jamb for the strike plate which the door latch engages.
There are probably four screws that are toward the center of the door that hold the lock assembly to the door.
Use a screwdriver to take these screws out.
To keep the pins set a second tool called a tension wrench is used to apply tension to the lock.
It turns the lock ever so slightly and the tension will hold the pins as each individual pin is set.
A pocket door lock is held together with screws.
Most square pocket door locks feature a simple lever that flips out from the door edge and acts as a finger pull to slide the door out of the pocket.
Generally pocket doors hang from a pair of roller carriages by adjustable rods that are inserted into metal brackets on the door.
In place of solid studs the pocket door frame utilizes split studs one on each side of the door which the door slides between to open and close.
A pocket door slides into a frame of metal and wood that is installed when the wall is constructed.