Pocket doors could make it difficult to put a light switch exactly where you want it.
Light switch on pocket door wall.
If your familiar with pocket doors these are walls that contain 2x4 split studs to accommodate the doors.
Our switch is in the bathroom on the opposite wall from the one the pocket door slides into.
We just build the wall a little thicker so that there s room for electrical wiring switches and outlets.
The bathroom pictured above comes from.
In most cases i ve worked out the wiring switch plug locations away from the pocket frame areas.
Mount the pocket door to the surface of the existing wall then the plumbing won t be an issue.
However in two cases the ideal location is in the wall area of the pocket.
Would prefer to not shore out the walls thicker or have an exterior switch box.
Sometimes it makes more sense to place a light switche outside the door rather than inside.
The existing bathroom door swung to the right as you.
We have a pocket door between the bathroom and the master bedroom.
If you were standing in the bathroom in front of the door you could turn the switch on with your left hand and slide the pocket door open or closed with your right.
One downside to the pocket door is that it often leaves little room for anything else in the wall such as plumbing or electrical such as outlets or switches so careful planning is required.
I m installing double pocket doors and would like to install a 3 switch box next to the opening of the wall.
More about putting a light switch in a wall with a pocket door here.
Light switches in a pocket door wall.
I installed a motion sensor light switch in my home office due to pocket doors causing the original switch to be at the end of the wall.
Strike side location would avoid the pocket door completely.
Today i am installing a pocket door frame in an existing wall that happens to be for our guest bathroom.
Many people falsely believe that you cannot have any wiring electrical outlets or electrical switches in the pocket wall but we have a nifty trick.
You are asking for trouble by routing the cable so near the surface.
Each split stud is 3 4 deep and then i have the thickness of the drywall to add to it.