Bathroom pocket door

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   Just a minor correction to Offgrid's response.
Pocket doors are NOT prone to failure IF they are correctly installed and use quality hardware.  As a retired Licensed General Contractor with over 30 years of experience, I can say that I have installed 
many pocket doors and never had a recall or warranty issue.  I have 7 of them in my house built in 1974 and they all work perfectly.
However, as we all know, quality installation and quality hardware are not always used in general and specifically in the RV industry. Sad, but true in most cases.
Vann

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Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1068	Topic: Bathroom pocket door Posted: 27 Jun 2020 at 4:19pm
	Just a minor correction to Offgrid's response. Pocket doors are NOT prone to failure IF they are correctly installed and use quality hardware. As a retired Licensed General Contractor with over 30 years of experience, I can say that I have installed many pocket doors and never had a recall or warranty issue. I have 7 of them in my house built in 1974 and they all work perfectly. However, as we all know, quality installation and quality hardware are not always used in general and specifically in the RV industry. Sad, but true in most cases. Vann
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 27 Jun 2020 at 9:17am
	Pocket doors are failure prone and a hassle to fix, whether its in a house or a trailer. I had a house once that had several of them, all failing, and I replaced them with bifolds. Very easy and far more maintainable. Not sure if that would work in a trailer or not but I thought I'd suggest it.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

ChesterP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 May 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 27 Jun 2020 at 8:14am
	Is anyone else with a 195 or 196 having issues with the pocket door hinge screws stripping out? The door on my 196 (a 2021), just purchased, had the hinge (slide) screws strip out of the top of the wood door in less than 24 hours on the road. Took it back to the dealer, and they fixed it. I suggested they use larger diameter screws and glue the hinge plate to the top of the door to help support the weight of the door. They did neither, and 48 hours later while traveling, the screws stripped out again. Obviously a poor design as the weight of the door is too much for the 4 hinge/slide screws to hold it up. Is it just mine, or is anyone else experiencing this? ChesterP
	JR