Comparison chart prehung hinged vs pocket door
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Do not hide in the wall. Hinges and hardware more visible.
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Heat appearance with minimum hardware visibility. Pocket door 100% hidden in the wall while fully opened. |
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No restrictions to installation. One of the most common interior doors type.
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Required additional space inside the wall free of any water or drain pipes as well as electrical wiring. Best suits for smaller rooms.
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From 18” to 36” wide with 2” increment. Normally 6”-8” high.
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From 2’ to 3’ wide with 2” increment. Typically 80” high. |
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Depends on material, quality and size, but on average it is cheaper than a pocket door.
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Greatly vary, but a pocket door frame, mounting hardware, door slab, and wood boards for finishing the door normally more expensive compare to purchasing the prehung wood door with frame.
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Installation cost (labor)
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Charges to install prehung doors are significantly lower compare to installation of pocket doors.
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Labor fees for pocket door installation are higher in comparison with prehung hinged door installation.
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Installation of the prehung hinged door is relatively an easy task.
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Moderate difficulty project.
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Installation of a single 32” x 80” pruhung door into ready opening normally is less than one hour task for an experienced carpenter. |
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Installation and finishing the pocket door might take a few hours to complete.
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Easy to repair or replace with the same size door without damaging interior walls.
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Replacement of the pocket door could be extremely time consuming and complex process in case the door frame has to be removed.
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Security and insulation properties
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Depends, but typically the prehung hinged door could be easily customized for security or sound insulation purpose.
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Not designed as a sound proof type of a door and have very low ability to secure.
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 1 Rating was estimated on the scale from 1 to 5, accounting 1 as lowest and 5 as the highest quality of a product. Always consider the fact: not all products made equally the same, and performance of a particular door significantly depends on individual product quality, adequate installation, and proper maintenance.
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Which door is better?
Hinged doors are way more popular because flexibility in installation and easiness of replacement. Buta pocked door is a great solution for tight places where it might be hard to open hinged door with 32” or 36” swing.
